Šķēde
Šķēde is a suburban settlement near Liepāja, Latvia, in Medze Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality. It is located on the north border of the city. Šķēde was the biggest dacha cooperative in Latvia in the time of the Latvian SSR.- Type: Village with 115 residents
- Description: suburb of Liepāja, Latvia
- Also known as: “Shkede”, “Sht’ede”, and “Skede”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tosmare.
Tosmare
Nature reserve
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Tosmare is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km south of Šķēde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saraiķi and Kapsēde.
Saraiķi
Village
Photo: Normunds Kolby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saraiķi is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Šķēde.
Kapsēde
Village
Kapsēde is one of the suburbs of Liepāja, Latvia. Kapsēde is situated 6 km southeast of Šķēde.
Karosta
Suburb
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karosta is a former Russian and Soviet naval base on the Baltic Sea, which today is a neighbourhood in Liepāja, Latvia. The base was built because, when the Hohenzollern Kingdom of Prussia merged into the German Empire in 1871, Nimmersatt became its northeasternmost settlement. Karosta is situated 7 km south of Šķēde.
Šķēde
- Categories: village in Latvia, vacation village, and locality
- Location: Vērgale Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.6124° or 56° 36′ 45″ northLongitude
21.04681° or 21° 2′ 49″ eastPopulation
115Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
9G83J26W+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 447687918OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
455569Wikidata ID
Q8082939
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