Mežciems

Mežciems is a village in Jaunsvirlaukas pagasts, Jelgava Municipality and has about 604 residents. Mežciems is situated nearby to the hamlet Blukas, as well as near the suburb Sieramuiža-Lediņi.

Type: Village with 604 residents
Description: village in Jelgava municipality
Also known as: “Mezciems” and “Mezhtsiyems”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jelgava Station and Cukurfabrika Station.

Jelgava Station

Station

Photo: Keneckert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jelgava Station is the main railway station serving the city of Jelgava in the Semigallia region of southern Latvia. The station is located in the central part of the city, on the southeastern edge of the historic town centre, and a short distance west of the Lielupe River. Jelgava Station is situated 3½ km northwest of Mežciems.

Cukurfabrika Station

Railway stop

Photo: ScAvenger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cukurfabrika Station is a railway station serving the city of Jelgava in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The station is located in the eastern part of the city on the right bank of the river Lielupe. Cukurfabrika Station is situated 4 km north of Mežciems.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Āne and Jelgava.

Āne

Village

Āne is a large village in Cena Parish, Jelgava Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The village is located on the Lielupe River approximately 38 km from the capital city of Riga and 7 km from city of Jelgava. Āne is situated 4 km northeast of Mežciems.

Jelgava

Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jelgava is a state city in central Latvia. It is located about 41 kilometres southwest of Riga. With 54,408 people, it is the fourth most-populous city in Latvia.

Tetele

Village

Photo: Riharcc, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tetele is a village in Cena Parish, Jelgava Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The village is located on the Lielupe river approximately 39 km from the capital Riga and 8 km from the city of Jelgava. Tetele is situated 4½ km northeast of Mežciems.

Mežciems

Categories: village in Latvia, large village in Latvia, and locality
Location: Jaunsvirlaukas pagasts, Jelgava Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

56.61993° or 56° 37′ 12″ north

Longitude

23.77201° or 23° 46′ 19″ east

Population

604

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

9G85JQ9C+XR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 346371368

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

457373

Wikidata ID

Q15219368

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Russian—“Mežciems” goes by many names.

Belarusian: “Мэжцыемс (Елгаўскі край)”
Belarusian: “Мэжцыемс”
Dutch: “Mežciems”
Latvian: “Mežciems”
Russian: “Межциемс”

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