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Libau (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 56 31 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 56.5167 decimal degrees |
Long: 021 01 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 21.0167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Recorded in 13th cen. as small Kurish settlement; fortress was built by Teutonic Knights in 1253; was thriving town by 17th cen., when canal cut to the sea & port was constructed; ruled by Sweden, Poland, & Russia; was heavily damaged in WW I & II. |
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Liepāja (preferred,C,V)
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Libau (C,V,English-P)
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Libava (C,V)
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Liyepaya (C,V)
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Liepaja (C,U,English)
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ליבאו (ליפאיה) (C,U,Hebrew )
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Libau (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settlement first documented in 13th cen., though town not founded until 1625 |
city (C) |
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district capital (C) |
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port (C) |
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industrial center (C) |
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fishing community (C) |
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educational center (C) |
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