Melluži Explained

Melluži
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Latvia
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Jūrmala
Area Total Km2:4.1
Population As Of:2008
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3372
Population Density Km2:822.4
Elevation M:3

Melluži is a residential area and neighbourhood of the city Jūrmala, Latvia.

History

An inn existed in Melluži in the 17th century. In 1827, Baron Karl Fircks build a Kurhaus (spa house) near the inn. Subsequently, the village became known to western visitors as Karlsbad. Plots for summer houses were leased from 1836. [2] [3] The Melluži railway station was established in 1914.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.grupa93.lv/jurmala/wp-content/faili/1-redakcija/paskaidrojuma-raksts/3-dzivojama-vide-Jurmalas-planojums-Grupa93.pdf Jūrmalas pilsētas teritorijas plānojums
  2. Web site: The Baltic Riviera : Imperial Russia – Baltikum.
  3. JŪRMALA, Nature and Cultural Heritage, Ed. LaimaSlava, Neputns 2004,, page 109
  4. http://baltikum.nl/english/latvia/latvia-republic-1918-1940/the-baltic-riviera-latvian-republic-1918-1940/ The Baltic Riviera : Latvian Republic 1918-1940