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Klaipėda (/ ˈ k l eɪ p ɛ d ə / CLAY-ped-ə; Lithuanian: [ˈklˠɐɪ̯ˑpʲeːdˠɐ] ⓘ) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. [4] It is the third largest city in Lithuania, the fifth largest city in the Baltic States and the capital of Klaipėda County, as well as the only major seaport in the country.
In March 1939, Lithuania acquiesced to Nazi demands and transferred the Klaipėda Region to Germany. As World War II came to an end in 1945, the Soviet Union incorporated the region into the Lithuanian SSR. Since 1990, the area of the Klaipėda Region has formed part of the independent Republic of Lithuania, as part of Klaipėda and Tauragė ...
The Lithuanian side of the spit is separated from mainland Lithuania via a small opening between Klaipėda and Smiltynė where the Curonian Lagoon drains into the Baltic Sea. Skuodas district is the source of the Šventoji , which flows north into Courland , Latvia, back down into Klaipeda County before draining into the Baltic Sea at the ...
The Klaipėda Revolt took place in January 1923 in the Klaipėda Region (also known as the Memel Territory or Memelland).The region, located north of the Neman River, was detached from East Prussia, German Empire by the Treaty of Versailles and became a mandate of the League of Nations.
Klaipėda District Municipality (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos rajono savivaldybė) is a municipality in western Lithuania, east of the city of Klaipėda, by the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. Its administrative centre is the town of Gargždai (unlike other Lithuanian municipalities, the name of this municipality does not correspond to its ...
English: Map of the Old Town of Klaipeda, Lithuania. Date: 19 January 2008 (original upload date) Source: Own work (Original text: self-made) Author: Vasarossunus :
The old port of Klaipėda in early 20th century Winter Harbour, Kopagalis district of Klaipėda, 1930s. The city of Klaipėda (Memel) has been involved in maritime trade as early as the 13th century, [2] and probably during prehistoric times, since it is located on the Amber Road. For several centuries its administration as well as its ...
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