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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Liepaja
Some parts of Liepāja have a "special economic zone" designation to attract investors, and Liepaja International Airport, one of the three international airports in Latvia, is located in the city.
Liepaja is a city in Latvia, on the Baltic sea.
Liepaja is the southernmost of the Latvian ports of entries.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Liepaja   (483 words)

  
 Liepāja - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The city became a major port on the Baltic Sea for the Russians, and early in the twentieth century became a central point of embarcation for immigrants travelling to the United States.
During the Soviet occupation, Liepaja was a closed city and even nearby farmers and villagers needed a special permit to enter the city.
In 1997 the Liepaja Special Economic Zone providing a low tax environment was established for 20 years in order to attract foreign investments and facilitate the economic development of Liepaja.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liepaja   (675 words)

  
 Liepaja   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Liepaja In Your Pocket Travel guide to Liepaja, Latvia advises on getting there, where to stay, where to go out, nightlife, sightseeing, what to buy and tourist information.
Liepaja International Airport Airdrome is certified for all kinds international air traffic (schedule, non-schedule, charter, and private).
Liepaja Symphony orchestra Latvia: includes concert and ticket information, history and discography.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Liepaja.html   (314 words)

  
 ARCHIPELAGOES  -  Latvia  -  Liepaja
The town of Liepaja was formed in the territory between the Baltic Sea and the Liepaja and Tosmare Lakes.
Liepaja is the third largest city in Latvia, with a population of 93,000, is located in the south-western side of the country, on the Baltic Sea coast.
Liepaja experienced the biggest impetus to its development at the end of the 19th century.
www.archipelago.nu /SKARGARD/ENGELSKA/LATVIA/liepaja.htm   (1068 words)

  
 Lo sterminio a Liepaja   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Liepaja è una città della Lettonia (Lettonia) sul Mar Baltico.
Tutti gli altri vennero fatti marciare sino a Skeden, un villaggio di pescatori a nord di Liepaja.
Ciò che era rimasto della comunità ebraica fu confinata in una dozzina di appartamenti in città che divennero il ghetto di Liepaja.
www.olokaustos.org /geo/altro/liepaja/liepaja.htm   (643 words)

  
 Liepaja - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
An ice-free port on the Baltic Sea, it is located at the end of an isthmus separating the Baltic from Lake Liepaja.
Liepaja is second only to Riga in size and industrial development among Latvian cities.
Liepaja acquired great commercial importance and became one of the main Russian emigration ports with a direct shipping line to the United States.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/Liepaja.asp   (347 words)

  
 Music festival to rock Liepaja
But rest assured that Liepeajas Dzintars (Liepaja's Amber) is a full-on summer festival, for the simple reason that it's a well-established event, and it lasts for more than a few hours.
Liepaja is often referred to as the home of music in Latvia, which may or may not be a good thing, depending on your taste.
But either way Liepajas Dzintars is certainly one of the best summer festivals on offer, so head on over there, and don't forget to have a good time.
www.baltictimes.com /art.php?art_id=10619   (474 words)

  
 Gdynia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Liepaja is situated by the Baltic Sea in the south-western part of the Republic of Latvia, by the lake Liepaja.
Liepaja Theatre is the oldest professional theatre in Latvia.
Liepaja is also a city which has the country's greatest number of wooden buildings.
www.miasto.gdynia.pl /?co=kontakty/miasta_liepaja&lang=en   (856 words)

  
 Despite breaks, catching up is not easy
He says the law, in the end, helped the Port of Liepaja "a little." First there was the Russian financial crisis, then Riga's and Ventspils' ports were given the "free status" and then Latvia joined the European Union, which largely evened out the rules of the game, he explains.
Ivo Kolins, head of marketing and investment at the Liepaja Special Economic Zone Authority, says the port intends to use every opportunity available to utilize EU structural and cohesion funds, though he adds it will be at least another year before the port receives a final answer.
Liepaja Osta LM, for instance, will launch a new terminal and storage facility capable of handling hundreds of thousands of tons of soybean this autumn.
www.baltictimes.com /art.php?art_id=10585   (803 words)

  
 liepaja.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Liepaja is a seaport on the Baltic Sea, in the south-west of Latvia with a territory of 60 square kilometers and a population of 114,500 (1989).
Liepaja has been seen and survived dukes, kings and tsars.
It is a town of the waste of industrial civilization and the healing freshness of the white beaches.
www.liepaja.org   (173 words)

  
 Destinations Europe • Liepaja • Latvia • Airport Resources pages • Map • Directions • ...
Liepaja International Airport is regional airport in the west of Latvia certified for international air traffic.
Liepaja is the third largest city in Latvia, situated between the sea and a lake.
In the beginning Liepaja Port was in the mouth of the river Liva, but it was necessary to move the port to another place several times because the Liva River valley was often covered in sand.
www.departures-arrivals.com /dest-apt-lpx.htm   (584 words)

  
 Liepaja   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Liepaja has had military importance for a long time.
The old Soviet seaport Karosta is now open for visitors and worth a visit not only for people in the rusting remains of the Soviet empire but also for the cathedral undergoing restoration.
Some parts of Liepaja have a "special zone" designation to attract investors.
www.freeglossary.com /Liepaja   (121 words)

  
 Liepaja, Latvia, Pictures
Liepaja (Russian Liyepaya; German Libau), city in Latvia, an important ice-free port on the Baltic Sea.
Liepaja, founded in 1263 as a fortress of the Teutonic Knights, passed to Lithuania in 1418 and to Prussia in 1560; it was captured by Charles XII of Sweden in 1701 and annexed by Russia in 1795.
Liepaja again became part of Latvia when Latvia gained its independence in 1991.
www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Latvia/Liepaja_Liyepaya_Libau_city.html   (154 words)

  
 TERRABALT.LV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
During few last years in cooperation with the well-reputed European companies it is carrying passengers and various kinds of cargoes from Europe to Liepaja (Latvia), and forwarding cargoes by railway and automobile transport through the territory of Latvia to Baltic region and CIS.
Estabilishing the Liepaja Special Economic Zone is aimed at development and promotion of commerce, industry, shipping and air transport, as well as international exchange of goods via Latvia.
Sine the Law "On the Liepaja Special Economic Zone" is in force of March 18, 1997 LSEZ "Terrabalt" Ltd. has obtained the status of enterprises working in it.
www.terrabalt.lv   (649 words)

  
 Hostels in Liepaja - Youth Hostel
Blacksmith's House - Hostel in Liepaja - Latvia
You will enjoy a rural romance in the center of the town in “Blacksmith’s House” which is situated in a quiet street 500m from the...
But for even more accommodation choices have a look at our selected budget hotels which are often just as cheap as the Liepaja hostels.
www.cheap-hostels-in.com /liepaja.htm   (296 words)

  
 Liepaja Links
Liepaja In Your Pocket - Travel guide to Liepaja, Latvia advises on getting there, where to stay, where to go out, nightlife, sightseeing, what to buy and tourist information.
It wasn't until later that I found out that Uncl Liepaja Marriage is like a cage--one sees the birds outside desperate to get in and those inside equally desparate to get out.
-- Yogi Berra Liepaja "Not only is there no guarantee of the temporal immortality of the human soul, that is to say of its eternal survival after death; but, in any case, this assumption completely fails to accomplish the Every child is born a genius.
www.welcome-2-europe.com /Latvia_Localities_Liepaja.html   (1817 words)

  
 Liepaja Special Economic Zone - Latvia
Liepaja has historically developed as a city of trade, industry and culture.
One of Liepaja's key advantages is its port, when commercial operations began in 1992.
Looking forward to the 21st century, Liepaja is constantly working on further developments.
www.randburg.com /lv/liepaja_spec_ec_zone.html   (223 words)

  
 Jews in Latvia, 1941-45
Edward Anders (originally Alperovitch) was born in Liepaja in 1926.
After his retirement he urged a survivors’ organization to recover the names of Liepaja Holocaust victims from archives in Riga, but when the organization showed no interest, he organized and financed the project himself.
Some 200 were deported to the USSR that day, a few hundred fled to the USSR after Germany attacked the USSR on 22 June 1941, and most of the remaining ones were killed during the German occupation that began on 29 June 1941.
www.eilatgordinlevitan.com /kurenets/k_pages/survivors1941-45.html   (523 words)

  
 Hotels of Liepaja
In the very centre of Liepaja, on a quiet street where historical wooden houses are situated, there is a sunny house that door is open to any guest who loves silence and peace.
The “Feja” is a rather small mansion that is situated not far from the Jurmala Park.
The guest house “Bura” is situated in the Liepaja center, not far from the sea, offers you 8 comfortable double rooms, a cafe, bar, restaurant, sauna and common room.
www.weblovefinder.net /hotels.htm   (667 words)

  
 GlobalFreeloaders.com / Liepaja / Latvia / Stay for Free
All these GlobalFreeloaders members are in Liepaja and may be available to host you while you're in the area.
All you need to do is sign up to GlobalFreeloaders.com, and you could be arranging your stay in Liepaja with them in minutes!
I can offer a small room with a couch in an apartment (on the top floor of a 5 storey house), though with the view to the lake.
www.globalfreeloaders.com /memberlocations.php?city=liepaja&code=LG-16-1397781   (181 words)

  
 Liepaja (Latvia)
Clearly the leaves on the tree in Liepaja's arms are broad, heart-shaped leaves typical of the linden.
Lindens are abundant in temperate Latvia; lime trees are tropical, and I believe the shape of their leaves is different, not so broad.
So the tree in Liepaja's CoA is a linden (as would be any such leaves or trees in Latvian flags and CoA's).
www.fotw.net /flags/lv-liepa.html   (337 words)

  
 JS Online:Survivor remembers for those can't
When the Germans took over Liepaja in 1941, her grandfather, Adolf, came up with a plan that saved his wife, Erika, and their two sons, Edward and Georg.
Schiman held her hands over her head, repeating a story her father had told her, a story that is included in the history of the horror called Liepaja: Jewish mothers were forced to hold their babies and young children over their heads on these beautiful beaches.
During her time in Liepaja this week, Nanci will walk along the beach where 24 members of her family were murdered.
www.jsonline.com /lifestyle/people/jun04/233855.asp?format=print   (870 words)

  
 ShtetLinks Page -- Liepaja, Latvia
The list was published in 1938 for a 1939 Latvian Liepaja calendar.
The list is sorted by city or parish and shows the microfilm roll number, book no, and page number for the census documents.
Home Pages of a Foreign Exchange Student who lived in Liepaja.
www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org /Liepajalat/Liepajalat.htm   (283 words)

  
 Indian Folktales, The Frog That Came From Riga And The Frog That Came From Liepaja, Latvian Folktales: Why don't we ...
Now one of them, the one from Liepaja, once bethought her of seeing what life in Riga was like, while the Riga frog told herself that it would be fun to see what life was like in Liepaja.
Off set the Liepaja on her way, she hopped and she hopped and she climbed a high hill and saw that another frog was hopping towards her from the direction of Riga.
They began talking among themselves and agreed that the way before them was long, that they had much to fear from storks and that it would not be easy to clear the deep, waterbogged ruts in the roads.
www.4to40.com /folktales/index.asp?article=folktales_frogs   (458 words)

  
 EL TIEMPO en Liepaja East, Latvia - Predicción y condiciones actuales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
EL TIEMPO en Liepaja East, Latvia - Predicción y condiciones actuales
Predicción y condiciones actuales Liepaja East, datos de situación, fases lunares, calendario solar, mapa, fotos, etc..
Liepaja East - Latitud: 56.48333 - Longitud 21.01667
www.tutiempo.net /tiempo/Liepaja_East/EVLA.htm   (124 words)

  
 Vacations In Liepaja
Planning your vacation to Liepaja is as easy as 1, 2, 3...
Click on the button to find the best deals on hote reservations in the Liepaja area.
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 Cheap Hostels in Liepaja - Independent Liepaja Hostels
Reserve now to ensure you have a bed waiting for you in one of Liepaja's greatest hostels.
With cheap hostels all over Liepaja you will have no problem finding something that suits you.
Below is a selection of cheap hostels in Liepaja.
www.hostelseurope.com /city.php/cheaphostels_Liepaja_Latvia   (200 words)

  
 Cheap Hotel Rates Liepaja, Discount Hotels in Liepaja Latvia, Cheapest Hotel
Step 1: You select a Liepaja hotel with a "Exclusive Rate" logo next to it, view the Terms and Conditions, and then book the Liepaja hotel reservation on Lodging-Reservation-Net.com.
Step 2: If you find a lower room rate, per night, on another website - for the same hotel in Liepaja, night, room type, and number of travelers - you may fill out and submit an online Guarantee Claim Form within 24 hours of booking your original Liepaja hotel reservation on Lodging-Reservation-Net.com.
Step 3: Assuming your Lodging-Reservation-Net.com Liepaja hotel reservation has been confirmed - and the rate for this Liepaja hotel on the other website is still available, bookable, and lower than Lodging-Reservation-Net.com’s best available Exclusive Rate - we'll refund you the difference, plus give you an additional 10% off the difference between the rates.
www.lodging-reservation-net.com /hotels/latvia-liepaja.shtml   (324 words)

  
 Flower delivery to Liepaja.
Highly professional florist in Liepaja features flower delivery to Liepaja and the region.
The information in the green table on the right side of the page will provide you with details on flower delivery in Liepaja, Latvia.
Flower delivery in Liepaja can be done the same day if your order received before afternoon local time.
www.flowers-to-russia.com /latvia/liepaja_st2.html   (168 words)

  
 Send Flowers to Latvia - Liepaja florist's gifts delivery
Affordable prices from local Liepaja florist, flexible payment methods, flowers delivery network that includes local florists in most cities of Russia, Ukraine and other countries of former USSR, and great service!
Please, take a look at our FAQ and look at customer testimonials page to see what others have to say about the quality of our service.
In addition, we offer custom gifts delivery in Liepaja area, English / Russian letter translation services and Gift Certificates for your loved ones to shop in stores of major Russian and Ukrainian cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kiev.
www.russianflora.com /cities/Liepaja.shtml   (168 words)

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