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  Klaipeda hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Lithuania, by all-hotels.com
The Europa Palace Klaipeda is located in a restored, historic building in the center of the city where one of Lithuania's...
Situated in the centre of Klaipeda the Klaipeda hotel is the biggest on the Lithuanian coast.
The Europa Royale Klaipeda Hotel is established in a thoroughly reconstructed building at the old town of the seaporf where one of...
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  Klaipeda
Klaipeda is Lithuania's main port on the Baltic Sea.
Klaipeda owns a picturesque framework-architecture similar to that found in Germany, England or in Denmark.
Klaipeda was founded by baltic tribes in the 12th century.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/me/Memel.html   (359 words)

  
 PASSAT Shipping Agency (Port of Klaipeda)
In the beginning of the 20th century the newly built enterprises of mineral fertilizers and cellulose stimulated the growth of the port.
In 1935-1938 Klaipeda Port exported the goods of the total estimate of 118-157 million Litas, and that made 75-78% of the total export of Lithuania and imported the goods of the total estimate of 110 million Litas, that made 60% of the total import of Lithuania (10 Litas = 1 USD - at that period).
Klaipeda State Seaport Authority was founded, which is in charge of the functioning of the port and the integration of it into Lithuanian transport system.
members.tripod.com /~passat_lt/klaipeda.htm   (485 words)

  
 Klaipeda City
Klaipeda is located on the eastern coast of Lithuania where the Curonian Strait (Kursiu marios) flows into the Baltic sea.
At present, Klaipeda with its population of 205,000, ranks third among the towns of Lithuania and is one of the most important towns of the Republic with an ice-free port, stretching for 15 km along the coast of the Curonian lagoon.
Klaipeda is a unique city in the Baltic region which, due to its geographical location and market economy conditions, will increase its income from contacts with large regions.
www.randburg.com /li/klaipedaci.html   (713 words)

  
 Klaipeda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Klaipeda, Lithuania's port city on the Baltic Sea, is the third largest town in the country.
Klaipeda became the residence of Prussian Kings after the French army occupied Berlin in 1807.
Among the museums of Klaipeda, special mention should be made of the large Maritime Museum and Aquarium that boasts thousands of exhibits from many seas and oceans around the world.
neris.mii.lt /towns/klaipeda/klaipeda.html   (356 words)

  
 Klaipėdos Meja Travel | Attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The demure and diffident young lady posing in front of the drama theatre is dedicated to the memory of the Memel born XVII century German poet Simon Dach.
In 1807, when Klaipeda became the capital of Prussia, Queen Luise, one of the most beautiful women of the time, used to spend summer afternoons there and enjoy the beauty of nature.
Klaipeda is a vibrant and exciting city in which to live and work.
www.klaipedamejatravel.com /attractions   (206 words)

  
 Klaipeda County. Lithuania. Baltic see. baltic countries. Europe.
It consists of the city municipalities of Klaipeda, Neringa and Palanga, and the regional municipalities of Klaipeda, Silute, Kretinga and Skuodas, with its administrative seat in Lithuania's port city, Klaipeda.
Klaipeda County is the most important tourist and recreation region in Lithuania, and includes the seaside districts of Palanga, Karkle, Giruliai, Melnrage, Kursiu and Nerija.
Klaipeda County is a member of the Baltic Subregional Co-operation Conference and the European Coastal Regions Conference of the Baltic Sea Committee.
www.randburg.com /li/klaipedaco.html   (506 words)

  
 Klaipeda
Klaipeda is 318 km west of Vilnius and is the third largest city in Lithuania with a population of 205,000.
Historians maintain that a settlement of ancient Balts, the ancestors of modern Lithuanians, stood on the coast of the Kursiu Marios lagoon at the estuary of the Dane river as early as the 1st century.
At the present time Klaipeda is not only one of the largest fishing ports on the Baltic Sea but also a major cultural center of Lithuania.
samogitia.mch.mii.lt /LANKYTINOS_VIETOS/klaipeda.en.htm   (345 words)

  
 Klaipeda County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The centre of Klaipeda district is especially rich with its traditions, cultural life and places of interest.
The fountain is decorated with the sculpture of a girl, who is a character of the poem ‘Taravos Anike’ written by S. Dachas, and a bas-relief portrait of the poet.
Klaipeda university town was decorated with the sculpture ‘Paukste’ (designer A. Bosas) in 1999.
www.klaipeda.aps.lt /en/vietos_kl.html   (359 words)

  
 Klaipėda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
By the beginning of the 18th century, Memel was one of the strongest fortresses (Memelfestung) in Prussia, and the town became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701.
Klaipeda contained 17 post offices, a railroad station, a bus station, a harbour, 20 hotels, 4 Catholic chapels, 10 museums, 4 theaters, and 15 sport centers.
Klaipeda's public transport is very logical and comfortable for travelling because of its georafical peculiarity, the city is very enlarged from north to south.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Klaipeda   (3230 words)

  
 Lithuania : Geography : Klaipeda
At beginning of 2002 the population of Klaipeda town municipality was 194 000 (Klaipeda county 386 300)
The merchants of Klaipeda were granted a privilege to develop the sea trade independently, which enabled the city to develop faster as a port.
For one year Klaipeda became the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia, the order of abolishment of serfdom was legislated in Klaipeda, major reforms were started in the Kingdom of Prussia.
www2.omnitel.net /ramunas/Lietuva/lt_geography_klaipeda.shtml   (880 words)

  
 Welcome to Klaipeda Region, Home Page
Klaipeda is an attractive transit port, connecting the main transportation corridors between the East and the West.
Harbour waters do not freeze even at -25°C. The depth of the harbour waters at the northern part of the port quays is 14.5 meters and in perspective the depth is to reach 17 meters.
The Klaipeda FEZ site of 205 hectares (500 acres) occupies a prime location in the geographical center of the city, just 1 mile by expressway and rail from the Port of Klaipeda.
www.klaipeda.chambers.lt /KRDA/index.htm   (643 words)

  
 Museums of the City of Klaipeda
The museum has a rich collection of photographs and picture postcards depicting the city of Klaipeda and the Klaipeda area in the first half of the 20th century.
The port town of Klaipeda, the biggest city in Samogitia and the country’s third city by population, is the best place to start the journey.
Klaipeda has a picture gallery, an exhibition hall, a clock museum and a museum of the natural history of the Curonian Spit.
mpkelias.mch.mii.lt /MUZIEJAI/klaipedacity.en.htm   (469 words)

  
 Klaipeda County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The county of Klaipeda has lots of features that single it out of other Lithuanian counties.
Klaipeda is a county of constantly growing economy, which attracts potential investors; it is a big formation of human potential.
It does not matter why you have visited us or maybe you are going to do that, Klaipeda county is a county, which always attracts you.
www.klaipeda.aps.lt /en/index.html   (97 words)

  
 Lithuania Hotels - Radisson SAS Hotel Klaipeda Lithuania
The Radisson SAS Hotel, Klaipeda is located in the very heart of town - most of its sights can be seen on foot, including the Old Town.
As a direct contrast, the Klaipeda of today is an exciting modern city with an expanding harbour, large transit terminal and free trade zone.
Due to its excellent location and facilities, Klaipeda, together with neighbouring Palanga and Nida, is a booming summer resort.
www.southtravels.com /europe/lithuania/radissonsasklaipeda/index.html   (418 words)

  
 Klaipeda travel guide - Wikitravel
Klaipeda is a town in the southwestern corner of Lithuania.
Since the independence in 1990 Klaipeda wants to come back as the lithuanian harbour and a tourist destination for families.
It is the gateway to the Curonian Spit, a sand bar something like 100 km in length and 4 km in breadth that arcs down to the Kaliningrad region of Russia.
wikitravel.org /en/Klaipeda   (544 words)

  
 LithuanianHotels.com :: Hotels directory for Klaipeda, Lithuania
ARIBE is a new and modern hotel in the heart of Klaipeda, between the beautiful Old Town and the central business district.
Opened in May of 2004, hotel Baltpark is located by the new ferry of Klaipeda, 10-15 minutes walk from the town center.
The biggest seaside hotel ideally situated in the city center at a walking distance to the old town as well as the sea port, ferry pier dock, railway and bus station.
www.lithuanianhotels.com /cities/Klaipeda   (452 words)

  
 Vilnius, Lithuania Touritst Guide: getting oriented
Despite being Lithuania's third city in terms of size and population, few would disagree that Klaipeda is in actual fact its second.
Being Klaipeda, the theme is aquatic, from the full-on décor to an exceedingly fishy, separate seafood menu.
The only ice-free port in the Baltics, Klaipeda is also the only city in Lithuania with a currently active Free Economic Zone.
www.balticsworldwide.com /tourist/lithuania/klaipeda.htm   (812 words)

  
 Bed and Breakfast in Klaipeda, Litauen
Der herzliche Empfang durch die netten Hausbesitzer und die freundliche Atmosphäre des Hauses wird Ihnen sehr gefallen.
Transfer vom Fährterminal, vom Hauptbahnhof, Busbahnhof oder vom Flughafen (30km von der Stadt Klaipeda).
Copyright © 1999 Bed And Breakfast In Klaipeda.
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 Klaipeda City (Klaipeda, Lithuania)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Klaipeda and Memel are the same city, Klaipeda being its Russian/Lithuanian name and Memel its German name.
I applied to Klaipeda municipality for more info on Klaipeda flag, and I'd received the answer from Nijole Lazutkiene, superrior specialist of Information technologies dept., and Vidas Pakalniškis, superrior specialist of Culture dept. Here is translation of description: "The flag of Klaipeda city was created by Klaipeda Design Center.
The flag (two vertical bands yellow and red) and the coat of arms of Klaipeda city (Klaipeda county - Klaipedos apskritis).
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/lt-kl-kl.html   (285 words)

  
 The City of Klaipeda
Where the waters of the Curion Bay meet the Baltic Sea is the location of the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda.
Throughout Klaipeda's history, various foreign occupations have resulted in the city developing a diverse population of citizens - Lithuania, Russian, German, Ukranian, Polish and others live in Klaipeda.
Many of Klaipeda's residents and tourists enjoy strolling along the banks of the Dane River.
www.cs.ubc.ca /spider/neufeld/lcc/klaipeda.html   (315 words)

  
 A dramatic meal in Klaipeda
KLAIPEDA - For those of us who live in Riga, the NATO summit pretty much rendered our city off-limits to us this past week.
Pushing forward for hours through the drizzling rain, I assured my family that delectable food and indescribable toilet facilities were available at the hotel that awaited us in Nida.
In Klaipeda, however, I succumbed to the incessant complaints from the backseat, as well as the demands of my own growling stomach.
www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/16950   (499 words)

  
 Klaipeda News
Holland is interested in cooperation with Lithuania On November 11, the secretary of the Ministry of Communications Arvydas Vaitkus met the Honorary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands...
Gunter Verheugen is facing mounting criticism after a German newsmagazine published a picture of him hand-in-hand with the head of his Brussels cabinet during a holiday on the Baltic coast.
The apartment of the Russian consul general in Klaipeda was robbed in the early hours of Wednesday, the Lithuanian Police Department said.
www.topix.net /lt/klaipeda   (651 words)

  
 bandb_kl
Guest rooms in the second and third floor of private house for one, two and more persons in the calm place near of the city centre
Transportation from\to ferry port, bus or train station and nearest airport (30km from Klaipeda city)
Bed And Breakfast In Klaipeda has no interest in the trademark of others.
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 www.klaipedainfo.lt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Klaipeda Tourism and Culture Information Center offers You to look round the city from St. Mergelės Marijos Taikos Karalienės Church’s tower, which is 46.5 metres height.
The main fresco of the church is 96 sq m – author painter A. Kmiekiauskas.
The authors of the mat fresco are from Klaipeda: A. Banyte (7 trespasses) and J. Vosylius (Jonas baptizer).
www.klaipedainfo.lt /en/?page=11   (310 words)

  
 Klaipeda State Drama Theatre ·   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The original Drama theatre in Klaipeda was founded in 1819 in the Classical style and destroyed by fire.
The building before you was erected in 1857 and later renovated to stay in vogue with the neo-Classical style.
The inaugural performance in the Klaipeda State Drama Theatre was K.Ju rasunas musical „Egle zalciu karaliene“ in 1946.
www.freewebs.com /klaipedadrama/history.htm   (358 words)

  
 Klaipeda travel guide
Klaipeda travel guide - The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and what to see
Klaipeda is the third largest city of Lithuania and the most important port.
Throughout the centuries it was under rule of different nations, including Sweden in 17th and Russia in 18th century.
www.world66.com /europe/lithuania/klaipeda   (253 words)

  
 Klaipeda, June 2005 - part 1 - SkyscraperCity
Klaipeda Hotel, there is a nice bar on the top floor
Last time I was up in Klaipeda was in January 2001.
The Curonian Spit itself, Palanga, Klaipeda, Silute could all easily have beautiful courses from my basic surveying back in 2001, not to mention the entire rest of the country.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=224640   (716 words)

  
 MEMEL - KLAIPEDA
Lithuanian sovereignty over Memel (Lithuanian Klaipeda) was internationally recognized with the signing of the Memel Statute by France, Britain, Italy and Japan in December 1923.
Memel was renamed Klaipeda and incorporated into the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1947.
Memel renamed Klaipeda and formally annexed to the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
worldatwar.net /nations/other/memel   (1147 words)

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