Klaipėda 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 Klaipėda, Lithuania, near the Baltic Sea. The Teutons called the castle Memelburg or Memel, and Klaipėda was generally known as Memel until 1923, when Lithuanian military forces took over the city. The castle was first mentioned in written sources in 1252, and underwent numerous destructions and reconstructions in the centuries that followed. During the 19th century, having lost its strategic importance, the castle was demolished. Archeological work was performed at the site during the 20th century, and in 2002 a museum was established underneath one of its bastions. The museum has reopened following restoration, which was completed in 2021.

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Ordensburg, bastion fort, Lithuania, Lithuania, 

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  Battle of Memel ⓘ
  1257 battle

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  Battle of Memel ⓘ
  battle in 1323

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  Battle of Memel ⓘ
  1945 battle that took place during world war 2 on the Eastern Front

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  Battle of Kalniškė ⓘ
  1945 battle

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  Klaipėda Revolt ⓘ
  1923 uprising

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  Klaipėda Castle ⓘ
  castle in Lithuania

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1300 Klaipėda Castle

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1257 Battle of Memel

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1323 Battle of Memel

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1944 — 1945 Battle of Memel

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1945 Battle of Kalniškė

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1923 Klaipėda Revolt

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Panorama of Klaipėda by Juozas Narūnavičius, painted in 1674.

Klaipeda castle tower

Klaipeda castle paving

Klaipeda castle ruins

Klaipeda castle museum

Klaipeda Castle panorama

Klasco+KlpHrad2008-07-18OdkrytíZákladů

Klaipėdos pilis2009060803

KlaipėdskýHradADanėLetecký

Klaipėdos pilies maketas XVII a.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1257	Battle of Memel	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1323	Battle of Memel	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Memel	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Kalniškė	battle, Soviet Union, Lithuanian partisans	Wikidata
event	war	1923	Klaipėda Revolt	rebellion, petty warfare, revolt	Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
link	page		Starforts page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Lech	ship	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1935	Lithuanian Naval Force	navy	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Klaipėda Castle	Ordensburg, star fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Panorama of Klaipėda by Juozas Narūnavičius, painted in 1674.		Commons
commons	image		Klaipeda castle tower		Commons
commons	image		Klaipeda castle paving		Commons
commons	image		Klaipeda castle ruins		Commons
commons	image		Klaipeda castle museum		Commons
commons	image		Klaipeda Castle panorama		Commons
commons	image		Klasco+KlpHrad2008-07-18OdkrytíZákladů		Commons
commons	image		Klaipėdos pilis2009060803		Commons
commons	image		KlaipėdskýHradADanėLetecký		Commons
commons	image		Klaipėdos pilies maketas XVII a.		Commons