Priedaine
Priedaine | |
|---|---|
 Grand Avenue in Priedaine | |
 Location in Jūrmala | |
| Coordinates: 56°58′27″N 23°53′42″E / 56.97417°N 23.89500°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| City | Jūrmala |
| Village from | 1935 |
| Added to Riga | 1949 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 699 |
| • Density | 183.9/km2 (476/sq mi) |
Priedaine is a residential area and neighbourhood of the city Jūrmala, Latvia.
The Priedaine railway station was established in 1909.
History[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ Jūrmalas pilsētas teritorijas plānojums
- ^ (in Latvian) Priedaine - senākā apdzīvotā vieta Jūrmalā
- ^ (in Latvian) Okupētās Latvijas administratīvi teritoriālais iedalījums. Latvijas Valsts arhīvu ģenerāldirekcija. Rīga, 1997. ISBN 9984-9256-0-9
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