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Memel

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Memel, river, E Europe

Memel: see Neman Neman (nyĕ`mən), Ger. Memel, Lithuanian Nemanos, Pol. Niemen, river, c.
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, river.

Memel, city, Lithuania

Memel: see Klaipeda Klaipeda (klī`pĕdä), formerly Memel
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, Lithuania.

Klaipeda

 German Memel

City (pop., 2001: 192,954) and port, Lithuania. It lies on the channel that connects the Neman River with the Baltic Sea. A fortress built on the site in the early 13th century was destroyed in 1252 by the Teutonic Order, who built a new fortress called Memelburg. It came under Prussian control in the 17th century, and the town (Memel) was settled by Germans. In 1923 Memel became part of Lithuania and was renamed Klaipeda. Seized by Germany in 1939, it passed to the Soviet Union in 1945. Klaipeda became part of the newly independent Lithuania in 1991. The modern city has major shipbuilding yards and is the base for a large deep-sea fishing fleet.


Memel
1. the German name for Klaipeda
2. the lower course of the Neman River


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