Klaipėda

Klaipėda is a port city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea, where the Curonian Lagoon meets the sea. It is Lithuania’s main seaport and the gateway to the Curonian Spit.

Memel: Memel is the historical German name for Klaipėda and the city’s name until 1945. The city’s changing names reflect its long period under German and Prussian rule.
Port of Klaipėda: The Port of Klaipėda is Lithuania’s principal seaport on the Baltic Sea. Its shipping, cargo, and ferry operations anchor the city’s economy.
Baltic Sea: The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea in Northern Europe connected to the North Sea by narrow straits. Klaipėda’s maritime access and port activity depend on its position on this sea.
Klaipėda Drama Theatre: Klaipėda Drama Theatre is a Lithuanian repertory theatre based in the city’s historic center. Its prominent square and performances make it a landmark of civic cultural life.
Teutonic Order: The Teutonic Order was a Catholic military order that conquered and governed territories around the Baltic Sea. The order founded Memel as a fortified settlement in the thirteenth century.
Klaipėda Free Economic Zone: The Klaipėda Free Economic Zone is an industrial and logistics area offering special investment conditions near the port. It links the city’s maritime access to manufacturing and international trade.
Lithuania: Lithuania is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Klaipėda is Lithuania’s westernmost major city and principal seaport.
Klaipėda Sea Festival: Klaipėda Sea Festival is an annual public celebration of the city’s maritime identity. The festival turns the port and waterfront into the focus of a citywide gathering.
Treaty of Versailles: The Treaty of Versailles was the 1919 peace settlement that formally ended the First World War between Germany and the Allied powers. Its provisions placed the Klaipėda Territory under Allied administration after the war.
Curonian Spit: The Curonian Spit is a long, narrow sand peninsula separating the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. Ferries from Klaipėda connect the city with this protected coastal landscape.

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