Liepāja

Liepāja is a city in Latvia with town rights since 1625. It is on the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in the country, after Riga and Daugavpils.

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Liepāja Media

Panorama of Liepāja in 1701, looking from the Baltic Sea
The Emigrants’ House of the Russian East-Asian Steamship Company. About 500,000 people from the Russian Empire emigrated to the United States through Liepāja.
Electric tram in Liepāja, circa 1900
Bombardment of port Liepāja by German cruiser SMS Augsburg, 2 August 1914
Долговая расписка города Либава на 5 рублей с надписью: Городское самоуправление обязуется оплатить настоящую долговую расписку немедленно по окончании
German Army in Liepāja, 1915
Soldiers of the Latvian National Armed Forces in Liepāja in 1920
Top secret USSR document about creating a closed military port in Liepāja. Signed by Stalin (note: there is a spelling mistake in the word "Liepāja" – Лепая) (1951)
Soviet rally in the city park, 1963
Soviet-era apartment blocks in Liepāja