Karosta

Karosta is a former Russian and Soviet naval base on the Baltic Sea, which today is a neighbourhood in , . The base was built because, when the Hohenzollern Kingdom of Prussia merged into the German Empire in 1871, became its northeasternmost settlement.
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  • Suburb with about 7,500 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • …is also known as “Karya Osta”
  • Description: neighbourhood of Liepāja, Latvia

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Nicholas’s Orthodox Naval Cathedral and Karosta Prison.
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Church
The St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox…
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Museum
is a museum.
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Railway station
is the railway station for on the Jelgava – Liepāja Railway. is situated 3 km south of Karosta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tosmare and Ziemeļu priekšpilsēta.
Suburb
is a district of , near the neighbourhood of Karosta and Lake.
Suburb
is a modern neighborhood in Liepāja, .
Suburb
is a of Liepāja, . is situated 3½ km southeast of Karosta.

Karosta

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Latitude
56.5524° or 56° 33′ 9″ north
Longitude
21.0147° or 21° 0′ 53″ east
Open location code
9G83H227+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3499213742
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
458995
Wiki­data ID
Q1023768

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Karosta” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Karosta”
  • Belarusian: “Кароста”
  • Chinese: “卡洛斯塔”
  • Dutch: “Karosta”
  • German: “Karosta”
  • Hindi: “कारोस्ता”
  • Japanese: “カロスタ”
  • Latvian: “Kara Osta”
  • Latvian: “Karosta”
  • Latvian: “Liepājas kara osta”
  • Lithuanian: “Karosta”
  • Lithuanian: “Karuosta”
  • Polish: “Karosta”
  • Russian: “Военный городок”
  • Russian: “Кароста”
  • Russian: “Порт Александра III” (historical)
  • Swedish: “Karosta”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jūras pasta baložu stacija and Karostas kamerzāle.

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