Valteri

Valteri
Valteri
	Location in Jūrmala
Country	Latvia
City	Jūrmala
Area
• Total	3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	873
• Density	281.6/km2 (729/sq mi)

Valteri is a residential area and neighbourhood of the city Jūrmala, Latvia.

History

The name derives from the name Waltershof, which was first mentioned in the property records due to the fact that Doroteja Valtere, the owner of the estate, sold it to merchant Karls Kristaps Rikmanis in 1788.^[2]

References

^ Jūrmalas pilsētas teritorijas plānojums
^ Hans Johannes Feldmann, Heinz von Zur Mühlen. Baltisches historisches Ortslexikon: Lettland (Südlivland und Kurland). Böhlau Verlag Köln, Weimar, 1990 - 680 lpp.

56°56′42″N 23°41′49″E / 56.945°N 23.697°E / 56.945; 23.697

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[1] Jūrmalas pilsētas teritorijas plānojums

[2] Hans Johannes Feldmann, Heinz von Zur Mühlen. Baltisches historisches Ortslexikon: Lettland (Südlivland und Kurland). Böhlau Verlag Köln, Weimar, 1990 - 680 lpp.

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