Melluži

Melluži
Location in Jūrmala
Country	Latvia
City	Jūrmala
Area
• Total	4.1 km^2 (1.6 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	3,372
• Density	822.4/km^2 (2,130/sq mi)

Melluži is a residential area and neighbourhood in the city of 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]

Gallery

• 
  Melluži beach
• 
  Melluži station
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  Melluži bandstand

References

1. Jūrmalas pilsētas teritorijas plānojums
2. "The Baltic Riviera : Imperial Russia – Baltikum".
3. JŪRMALA, Nature and Cultural Heritage, Ed. LaimaSlava, Neputns 2004, ISBN 9984-729-49-4, page 109
4. The Baltic Riviera : Latvian Republic 1918-1940

External links

Media related to Melluži at Wikimedia Commons

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