Bāžciems
Bāžciems is a residential area and neighbourhood of the city Jūrmala, Latvia.
History
The Bāžciems or Bāžnieki (German: Bahseneck), belonging to the Duke of Courland, Sloka manor, formed the boundary of the Slokas town, marked by the Vecslocenes River with mills. During the Polish-Swedish War in 1605-1608 Swedes erected fortifications here. In the period of Kurzeme's economic prosperity, the Duke Jacob Kettler wanted to create a rival export port in Riga at Sloka, where glass factories and copper smelting were established. He ordered the construction of a canal linking the Slokas port to the Lielupe with the Baltic Sea through the present River Vecslocene and the Slokas lake .
In 1783, Slokas Manor was separated from the Sloka region from the Duchy of Courland and Zemgale and added to the Russian Empire. The village in 1795 had 159 inhabitants - 82 men and 77 women.[2]
In 1925, the village was added to the town of Slokas. Slokas together with Bačciems was included in the city of Jurmala in 1959.
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- Brankciems
- Bražciems
- Bulduri
- Buļļuciems
- Druvciems
- Dubulti
- Dzintari
- Jaundubulti
- Jaunķemeri
- Kaugurciems
- Kauguri
- Krastciems
- Kūdra
- Ķemeri
- Lielupe
- Majori
- Melluži
- Priedaine
- Pumpuri
- Sloka
- Stirnurags
- Vaivari
- Valteri
- Vārnukrogs
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