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Melluži
Location in Jūrmala
Country	Latvia
City	Jūrmala
Area
• Total	4.1 km (1.6 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population
• Total	3,372
• Density	822.4/km (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. The Melluži railway station was established in 1914.

Gallery

• Melluži beach
• Melluži station
• 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

[REDACTED] Media related to Melluži at Wikimedia Commons

56°58′N 23°43′E / 56.967°N 23.717°E / 56.967; 23.717

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