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Klaipėda
Klaipėda is a city in Lithuania. It is where the Nemunas River flows into the Baltic Sea. Klaipėda is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County. The German name of the city is Memel. Until 1920, this city was the northernmost city of the German Empire.
The city's history is complicated. The Port of Klaipėda is important in the area. It is a usually ice-free port on the Baltic Sea. It has been controlled by the Teutonic Knights, the Duchy of Prussia, the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire, the Entente States, Lithuania, and the Third Reich. The city became part of Lithuania while it was a Soviet Socialist Republic. Klaipėda remained part of Lithuania after it again became independent state.
The population shrank from 207,100 in 1992 to 177,823 in 2011. Popular seaside resorts found close to Klaipėda are Nida to the south on the Curonian Spit, and Palanga to the north.
Sister cities and areas
 Mannheim, Germany, since 1915/2002 Debrecen, Hungary, since 1970/1989 Kuji, Japan, since 1989 Karlskrona, Sweden, since 1989- Lübeck, Germany, since 1990
 Cleveland, Ohio, United States, since 1992 Cherepovets, Russia, since 1992 Gdynia, Poland, since 1993- Rügen, Germany, since 1993
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- Kaliningrad, Russia, since 1993
 Kotka, Finland, since 1994 Køge, Denmark, since 1995 North Tyneside, United Kingdom, since 1995 Liepāja, Latvia, since 1997 Mogilev, Belarus, since 1997- Szczecin, Poland, since 2002
- Leipzig, Germany, since 2002
 Odesa, Ukraine, since 2004 Qingdao, People's Republic of China, since 2004 Merida, Venezuela, since 2010
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