Majori

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Location Majoris in the urban area of ​​Riga Beach
Pedestrian area in Majori
Buildings on the beach, 2017
Catholic Church in Majori, 2001

Majori ( German  Majorenhof ) is a district of the Latvian city ​​of Jūrmala .

location

Majori is located in the center of Jūrmala, about 20 kilometers northwest of Riga , on a narrow strip of land between the Baltic coast of the Riga Bay in the north and the course of the Courland Aa in the west and south. At its narrowest point, the headland is only about 350 meters wide. To the west, the district includes Dubulti , east Dzintari on.

Majori covers an area of ​​2.5 km² and has 3372 residents (as of 2008). In 2004 the population was 3,100.

Majori is the tourist center of Jūrmala and has functioned as a seaside resort since the end of the 19th century. The location is characterized by a wide sandy beach on the Baltic Sea. Johmenstrasse ( Jomas iela ), which is mainly designed as a pedestrian zone, runs through the center of the district in a west-east direction . There are many historic villas and buildings, some of which are listed buildings, along this street in particular . There are many catering establishments and tourist-oriented shops. Majori has a train station on the Torņakalns – Tukums railway line .

history

Majori came out of a fishing village. In the first half of the 19th century there was initially a modest bathing establishment, which then grew in importance. At the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a small amount of herring, smelt and patties.

Personalities

The Riga Mayor Arend Berkholz (1808-1888) and the famous Latvian poet Rainis (1865-1929) died in Majori. Raini's house where he died is now set up as the Rainis and Aspazija summer house . The Rainis and Aspazija memorial has stood in the Majoris pedestrian zone since 1990 , commemorating the poets Rainis and Aspazija who lived here at times .

literature

  • Christiane Bauermeister, Riga , Gräfe and Unzer Verlag Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-8342-2448-4 , page 136 f.
  • Guide through Latvia , WF Häcker printing works, Riga 1929, page 50 f.

Web links

Commons : Majori  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 3. DZĪVOJAMĀ VIDE on www.grupa93.lv (Latvian)
  2. ↑ Gustav Sodoffsky, from Baltic coasts and islands: A travelogue from 1901 , Books on Demand, 2014, ISBN 9783956562457 , page 162
  3. ↑ Gustav Sodoffsky, from Baltic coasts and islands: A travelogue from 1901 , Books on Demand, 2014, ISBN 9783956562457 , page 166

Coordinates: 56 ° 58 '  N , 23 ° 48'  E