Klaipeda Castle

Klaipėda Castle, also known as Memelburg or Memel Castle, is an archeological site and museum housed in a castle built by the Teutonic Knights in , , near the Baltic Sea.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Lithuania
  • Also known as: “Klaipėda Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dramatic Theatre of Klaipeda and The History Museum of Lithuania Minor.

Theater building
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is a theater building, which is situated 290 metres northeast of Klaipeda Castle.

Museum
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is situated 410 metres northeast of Klaipeda Castle.

Museum
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is situated 520 metres east of Klaipeda Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Klaipėda.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Photo: Andrius.v, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in , the narrow northwest coastal region of Lithuania. It's the country's third-largest city. The city has historic sights but isn't pretty-pretty like Vilnius Old Town, and draws mostly local tourism.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Klaipeda Castle

Latitude
55.70561° or 55° 42′ 20″ north
Longitude
21.12904° or 21° 7′ 45″ east
Open location code
9G73P44H+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9790043116
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q931757
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Klaipeda Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Castell de Klaipėda”
  • Chinese: “克莱佩达城堡”
  • Chinese: “克萊佩達城堡”
  • Czech: “Klaipėdský hrad”
  • French: “château de Klaipėda”
  • French: “Château de Klaipėda”
  • German: “Burg Memel”
  • German: “Klaipeda-/Memelburg”
  • German: “Klaipėdos Pilis”
  • German: “Memelburg”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Klaipėda”
  • Indonesian: “Puri Klaipeda”
  • Italian: “Castello di Klaipėda”
  • Japanese: “クライペダ城”
  • Japanese: “クライペドス城”
  • Lithuanian: “Klaipėdos pilis”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Kłajpedzie”
  • Russian: “Клайпедский замок”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Klaipėda”
  • Ukrainian: “Клайпедський замок”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castle Museum and Medinis laivas.

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