Bāžciems
Location in Jūrmala
Bāžciems Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 56°56′N 23°36′E / 56.933°N 23.600°E / 56.933; 23.600
Country	Latvia
City	Jūrmala
Area
• Total	3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	9
• Density	2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)

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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