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Priedaine

Coordinates: 56°58′27″N 23°53′42″E / 56.97417°N 23.89500°E / 56.97417; 23.89500
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Priedaine
Grand Avenue in Priedaine
Grand Avenue in Priedaine
Location in Jūrmala
Location in Jūrmala
Coordinates: 56°58′27″N 23°53′42″E / 56.97417°N 23.89500°E / 56.97417; 23.89500
Country Latvia
CityJūrmala
Village from1935
Added to Riga1949
Area
 • Total3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total699
 • Density183.9/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

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House in Priedaine built in early 20 century.

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

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  1. ^ Jūrmalas pilsētas teritorijas plānojums
  2. ^ (in Latvian) Priedaine - senākā apdzīvotā vieta Jūrmalā
  3. ^ (in Latvian) Okupētās Latvijas administratīvi teritoriālais iedalījums. Latvijas Valsts arhīvu ģenerāldirekcija. Rīga, 1997. ISBN 9984-9256-0-9
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