Dienvidrietumu rajons ( lv, Dienvidrietumu rajons) or ''Southwestern region'' is one of the neighbourhoods of
Liepāja
Liepāja (; liv, Līepõ; see #Names and toponymy, other names) is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest-city in the Kurzeme Planning Region, Kurzeme Region and the third-largest city in the country after R ...
,
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
.
It is one of the modern neighborhoods of
Liepāja
Liepāja (; liv, Līepõ; see #Names and toponymy, other names) is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest-city in the Kurzeme Planning Region, Kurzeme Region and the third-largest city in the country after R ...
, built in the 1960s. It is located near the southern border of the city, on the coast of the
Baltic Sea
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The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from ...
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History
Between 1899 and 1908, southern fortifications were built south of the city between the
Baltic Sea
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coast and the Pērkone canal.
After 1934, the Southern Suburbs were formed, where the newly designed Saldus, Paurupe, Embūte, Kandava, Priekule, Tukums, Vaiņode, Svēte, Pape, Nida, Pampali, Usma, Dunika, Roja, Ciecere, Reina Forest, Industry, Ugāle, Sārnatu were named , Oars, Kalēta, Ilmāja, Kalvene, Rāvas, Gramzda, Dzērve, Ulmale, Amata, Tebra, Ķoniņu, Dunalkas, Rudbāržu streets, Venta and Daugava avenues. At present, Paurupe, Embūte, Kalēta, Ilmājas, Gramzdas, Aizputes and Gaviezes streets have disappeared from these.
After the Second World War in 1946, the city of Liepāja was divided into three administrative districts, which included Vecliepāja,
and Ziemeļu rajons.
The southern suburbs along the Klaipėdas highway and Ganību Street remained under construction for a long time until the city border.
At the beginning of the 1970s, the construction of a new residential array, which was called the Southwestern residential area, began, and on June 23, 1972, the Liepāja tram line was opened to Vaiņodes Street. In 1976, Liepāja A. Pushkin Secondary School No. 2 started working in a newly built building at Liedaga Street 5.
In 2005, only 8% of the total population of Liepaja lived in the South-West district, while 26% lived in Vecliepaja, 22% in the Ziemeļu priekšpilsēta, 16% in
Ezerkrasts
Ezerkrasts is one of the largest and most modern neighbourhoods of Liepāja, Latvia. It is located near the southern border of the city, on the western coast of Liepāja lake. Ezerkrasts named so after the naming contest in 1975, in which this na ...
, 10% in
Karosta
Karosta is a former Russian Imperial and Soviet naval base on the Baltic Sea, which today is a neighbourhood in Liepāja, Latvia.
History
The naval base was originally constructed in 1890-1906 for Tsar Alexander III of Russia, and named Пор ...
, 6% in
Tosmare
Tosmare is a district (neighbourhood) of Liepāja, Latvia near the neighbourhood of Karosta and Tosmare Lake. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city.
Shipyard
Tosmare is well known mostly because of the Tosmare Shipyard (''Liepāja ...
Zaļā birze
Zaļā birze (''Green grove'') is one of the modern neighbourhoods of Liepāja, Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Repu ...
. %, but in the Jaunā pasaule <1% of the total population.
At that time, 35% of the population in the south-western district was of retirement age and had the lowest proportion of young people and children in Liepāja.
In 2013, the extension of the Liepāja tram line from the South-West District to
Ezerkrasts
Ezerkrasts is one of the largest and most modern neighbourhoods of Liepāja, Latvia. It is located near the southern border of the city, on the western coast of Liepāja lake. Ezerkrasts named so after the naming contest in 1975, in which this na ...
was completed, envisaging a tram turn circle in the immediate vicinity of Liepājas ezers.