Klaipėda

Summary

Klaipėda is a city^[1]. Klaipėda ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,250 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Klaipėda was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Klaipėda was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities^[4].
• Klaipėda is located in Klaipeda City Municipality^[5].
• Klaipėda is in the country of Lithuania^[6].
• Klaipėda's head of government is recorded as Arvydas Vaitkus^[7].
• Klaipėda's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Klaipėda's instance of is recorded as port city^[9].
• Klaipėda's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mannheim^[11].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liepāja^[12].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Debrecen^[13].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuji^[14].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lübeck^[15].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cleveland^[16].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gdynia^[17].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Køge^[18].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kotka^[19].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as North Tyneside^[20].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Szczecin^[21].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leipzig^[22].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Odesa^[23].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qingdao^[24].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mérida^[25].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sassnitz^[26].
• Klaipėda's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Orleans^[27].

Body

Geography

Klaipėda is in the country of Lithuania^[6]. Klaipėda is located in Klaipeda City Municipality^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+151309'}^[28], {'amount': '+148908'}^[29], {'amount': '+147892'}^[30], {'amount': '+149116'}^[31], {'amount': '+152237'}^[32], and {'amount': '+193220'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], port city^[9], and big city^[10].

History and Context

November 30, 1252 marks the founding of Klaipėda^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Klaipėda include Memel^[35], a town^[36], in South Africa^[37], founded in 1911^[38] and Klaipėda Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Lithuania^[41].

Why It Matters

Klaipėda ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,250 views/month).^[2] Klaipėda has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Klaipėda is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Klaipėda include Memel^[35], a town^[36], in South Africa^[37], founded in 1911^[38] and Klaipėda Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Lithuania^[41].