Jaunpilsēta

Thanks to the port with the rapid building 20. century. at the beginning, to the south of present-day Old Town, suburban meadows and pastures began to form the so-called Jaunpilsētas. The narrow street was replaced by a regular and wider street network. Unlike the old town, inhabited by German citizens in Ventspils, Jaunpilsētas for permanent stay arrived from Kurzeme parishes Every incoming Latvian farmers growing city which made ​​the work and bread. Up to the 20th century. the second half, many streets were still Jaunpilsētas nebruģētas, with open ditches along the sides of the streets.

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