Klaipėda is the third largest city in Lithuania with a population of 203,269. It is located near the Dane River, Kuršiai Lagoon, and Baltic Sea. The city has a long history and is Lithuania's largest transport hub, with important sea and land routes. Klaipėda hosts numerous cultural festivals and events throughout the year, including an annual Sea Festival and Tall Ships Regatta, as well as basketball tournaments and celebrations of holidays like Joninės and the Assumption of Mary.

2. Klaipeda is the third town in Lithuania according to
population. The population of Klaipeda is 203.269
people. Klaipeda is situated near the river Dane,
Kuršiai Lagoon and near the Baltic sea.

3. What Does The Name Of The City Mean?
Maybe the name of
the city means that
the knights of the
order, who lived in
Memelburgh Castle,
laid tribute under
the people and were
called by them
gluttons of bread.

4.  A legend tells about two brothers
who were looking for a place to
settle their tribe. They started
quarreling. One of them decided
to settle on the coast of the
lagoon, but the other did not like
the swampy place and went
further on. When he did not come
back the first brother followed his
footsteps searching for him, but
he found just a terrible footprint
(Lith. klaiki pėda). Thus the
settlement was called Klaiki peda
and later became Klaipeda.

5. Klaipeda is the
country’s largest
transport
junction. It has
significant
importance not
only for
Lithuania, but
also for the entire
Baltic region.

6. It is a place where the main sea
and land routes join together.

7. One of the top priorities of Klaipeda is to become an
open European city, able to co-operate with all cities of
the world in economic, cultural, sport and other fields.

8. Nowadays Klaipeda is
ready to use the EU
means and also
means of different
international financial
organizations.
Klaipeda offers a lot
to businessmen and is
open itself for
cooperation.

9. Birzhos Bridge
Birzhos bridge across the river
Dane connects the right and
left parts of the town. Buildings
of the 19th - beginning of the
20th centuries show peculiarity
of urban culture of our
maritime town.

10. Barkentine
Romantic, old
“Meridianas” barkentine
“Meridianas” has found
the last haven in the
centre of the city.
“Meridianas” is its
peculiar visiting card.

11. The Fountain In Danes Street
At hot summer
middays townsmen
like to have a rest in
the public garden,
enjoy the view of
fountains. The
fountain in Danes
street impresses us
with water enchanting
spectacle, where we
can see streams which
are splashed from 900
sprayers.

12. Little lovely symbols of our city
Sculpture "The guard of Old
Town"
Sculpture of mouse “ Old Town Little
Sculpture "Old Town Cat" or Mouse“ with spells: "Convert your ideas into
you can call it "A cat with words - words will become magic".
gentleman face”.

13. Arch, Monument to the United Lithuania
The monument is
dedicated to the
commemoration of
the 85th anniversary
of Tilžė Act and the
80th anniversary of
the joining of Klaipėda
Region with Lithuania.

14. “BALTIJA”
The Shipbuilding Yard
"Baltija" is now one of
the largest and most up-
to-date industrial
enterprises in Lithuania
and the only shipyard in
the Baltic States
(Lithuania, Latvia,
Estonia) with full new
building capabilities.
This makes the company
a reliable supplier for
fleets and marine
companies world-wide.

15. The History Museum Of Lithuania Minor
The history of the country is
reflected in archeological
excavations, some of them
even from Mesozoic period.
A collection of cartography includes
the 16th-17th century maps of
Klaipeda area, Prussian and the Baltic
settlements; a collection of
numismatics shows old coins,
Lithuanian money, treasures of the
16th-17th century.

16. Clock Museum
Klaipeda Clock
Museum introduces
the development of
the construction of
time measuring
devices from older
times until today;
originals, models or reconstructed
copies of ancient calendars, sun, water,
fire and sand clocks, mechanical time
measuring devices;.

17. exhibits which show the
change of clock forms
from Renaissance to
modern styles

18. Music festivals, poetry,
theatre, dancing eve
and other events also
take place in Clock
Museum courtyard.

19. Dolphinarium
 The dolphinarium in Klaipeda
was opened in 1994, it is the only
dolpinarium in the Eastern Baltic.
Along with the Sea museum and
the aquarium it makes up a
unique complex for acquainting
people with marine life and Sea
business.

20. Together with the dolphins,
the dolphinarium also houses
a couple of Californian sea
lions, which also perform in
the shows. They are trained by
trainers of sea mammals.

21. Theatre Square
Theatre square is the heart of the city. There is a
sculpture of Ann from Tharau in the fountain in
the middle of the square. The monument is
dedicated to Simon Dach, a German poet who
was born in Klaipėda and studied at Konigsberg
University.

22. Klaipėda Old town
Klaipėda is the
oldest Lithuania
city: first
mentioned in
the Chronicles
of Memelburg
in 1252.
In Klaipėda Old
town you will face
the oldest buildings
of the city, dating
from the middle of
the 18th century.

24. Tall Ships Regatta 2011.
This August in Klaipeda the spectacular sailing
event - The Culture Tall Ships Regatta 2011 was
held.

25. Hundreds of citizens gathered in the cruise ships terminal and
Memel City, as well as on the piers and beaches. Citizens and guests
not only admired the ships, but also took photos and videos of the
beautiful sailing vessels headed to the start of the race.

26. Klaipėda Sea Festival
 There is time once a year when Klaipėda,
the only one Lithuanian sea harbor,
extremely changes its face . It is an annual
Sea Festival time when people from all
over Lithuania as well as from foreign
countries come here and enjoy a few days
lasting non-stop celebration.

27. Non-stop concerts of famous
singers and bands, astonishing
view of docks that a fulfilled
with sailing boats, ships and
yachts, the smell of the sea and
wind, various attractions and
delicious marine food – that is
the most accurate description
for the Sea Festival in Klaipėda.

28. Necessarily you must see
fireworks during the festival

29. Hope Run 2011
Every year since 2008
volunteers have a chance to
support those who are
suffering from cancer.

30. The first “Hope Run” was held
on 11 May 2008 in Klaipeda.
The aim of the run was to
introduce Klaipeda people and
guests to the St. Francis
Cancer Support Centre.
There were more than 2500 people
participating in the run. The entire
city was filled with a warm feeling of
celebration and unity.

31. Euro Basket 2011
Favorite sport in
Lithuania is
basketball. The
competition is
currently being
played, hosted
by Lithuania.

32. You can play basketball in all squares of our
city.

33. Fans of basketball really like the symbol of
our city.

34. Euro Basket is a great chance for tourists
around the world to visit our city.

35. Assumption of Mary
Assumption of Mary
(Žolinės) is celebrated on
August 15 Blessed Virgin
Mary of the Assumption
celebration.
It is the oldest and
most honorable St.
Mary's feast.

36. The Assumption of
the Blessed Virgin
Mary into Heaven at
the end of her
earthly life is a
defined dogma of
the Catholic Church.

37. Joninės
"Jonines" is a
celebration of the
summer solstice, or the
longest day of the year.
Traditionally, it is
celebrated all night long
because there are only a
few hours of darkness
here. All day we waited
anxiously to join the
celebration and learn all
about the traditions of
this Lithuanian holiday.

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