Pridaine ( Latvian: Priedaine ), part of Jurmala , 14 km from Riga , the only urban area on the right bank of the Lielupe River .
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The village was formed at the beginning of the XX century. Already in 1911, about 100 houses were built in Priedain. Priedaine is a summer residence for the well-to-do strata of the population; it was included in the then Jurmala district of Riga in 1949 . In Soviet times , production developed here (a section of a peat factory, a plant for reinforced concrete structures) and the construction of apartments. A school and a house of culture were built.
The White Dune ( Latvian. Baltā kāpa ) - a natural monument of national importance - is located 4 km from the Priedaine railway station , on the shore of Lielupe . The dune has formed over the past two hundred years, perpendicular to the sea . The length of the dune is 800 m, the height is 15-17 m. The reason for the formation of the dune was the breakthrough of the Isthmus by the Lielupe River in 1757, which formed a new place for the river to flow into the sea. From here, a view of Lielupe, Stirnu Rags and Bullupe opens.
The railway bridge was built repeatedly. The first bridge, destroyed during the First World War , dates back to 1875-1876; in 1922 it was restored. It was blown up during the fighting on October 14, 1944, and was restored after 5 years. In 1986-1888 The railway bridge was reconstructed. The construction of the motor bridge was completed in 1962.
Monuments
- Priedaine railway station , built in 1938 by architects A. Grundmanis, J. Charlovs. The building was built in the style of functionalism and is one of the most expressive examples of buildings of the XX century in Jurmala.
- Residential building on the street. Babites 1, lit. 3. Built in the second half of the XIX century. The architecture of the plastered two-story house is influenced by the style of the Latvian village estates, as well as some neo-baroque features. Veranda type rotunda.