Priedaine Explained

Priedaine
Coordinates:56.9742°N 23.895°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Latvia
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Jūrmala
Established Title:Village from
Established Date:1935
Established Title2:Added to Riga
Established Date2:1949
Area Total Km2:3.8
Population As Of:2008
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:699
Population Density Km2:183.9
Elevation M:5

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

The Priedaine railway station was established in 1909.

History

Two Stone Age settlements have been found in Priedaine (in Vārnukrogs and Priedaine forest), thus this is the oldest settlement in Jūrmala.[2]

In the 19th century, the German congregation of the Old Gertrude Church opened the first known boarding house in this location. Priedaine (German: Kiefernhalt) was established here in the late 19th century. As early as 1911, more than 100 houses were built; the buildings mostly consisted of private houses and summer homes. In 1935, Priedaine in Salas Parish was granted the status of a densely populated area (village). On April 7, 1949, Priedaine was included in the then existing Jurmala district of Riga.[3] In Soviet times, a peat processing plant and a factory for reinforced concrete structures, were established here. A school and a local culture house were also built during this time.

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. Priedaine - senākā apdzīvotā vieta Jūrmalā
  3. Okupētās Latvijas administratīvi teritoriālais iedalījums. Latvijas Valsts arhīvu ģenerāldirekcija. Rīga, 1997. ISBN 9984-9256-0-9