Melluži is a

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and

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in the city of

Jūrmala Jūrmala (; "seaside") is a state city in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, about west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and is sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River. It has a stretch of white-sand beach and is the ...

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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. JŪRMALA, Nature and Cultural Heritage, Ed. LaimaSlava, Neputns 2004, , page 109 The Melluži railway station was established in 1914.The Baltic Riviera : Latvian Republic 1918-1940
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Gallery

File:Jurmala, Latvia (14243069519).jpg, Melluži beach File:Mellužu stacija 2021.jpg, Melluži station File:Mellužu estrāde 2021.jpg, Melluži bandstand

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