Interesting facts

Klaipėda - the third largest city of Lithuania – is situated in the Western part of the country.

History of Klaipeda starts in 1252. Teutonic Knights built the castle of Memelburg at the mouth of the Dane River. Memelburg gave birth to Klaipeda City. Klaipeda became the centre of Kuršas diocese.

It is an ice-free port with favourable geographical position (55^o43' North latitude, 21^o07' East longitude) on the coast of the Baltic Sea and Curonian Lagoon, within close distance to other Baltic sea ports: Kaliningrad (Russia) and Riga (Latvia).

Winters are cold to mild, and summers are warm. In July and August, the warmest season, high temperatures average 20°C (68°F), and low temperatures average 14°C (57°F). In January and February, the coldest season, high temperatures average 0 °C (32°F) with low temperatures averaging −5°C (23°F). It is not uncommon to have temperatures of 30°C (86°F) in July or −18°C (0°F) in January. Extremes range from 34°C (93°F) to −33°C (−27°F). The wettest month is November with a mean total precipitation 90 mm. Not only November, but also August, September and October are wet months because of the warmth of the Baltic sea in relation to the continent and the westerly winds. The driest month is February averaging 31 mm of total precipitation. Spring is not particularly wet.

The Port of Klaipėda is the principal ice-free port on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. It is the most important Lithuanian transportation hub, connecting sea, land and railway routes from East to West. Klaipėda is a multipurpose, universal, deep-water port. 19 big stevedoring companies, ship-repair and shipbuilding yards operate within the port and all marine business and cargo handling services are being rendered.

Annual events include Klaipėda Music Spring, the Klaipėda Castle Jazz Festival, Museum Nights, the International Festival of Street Theatres, the International Short Film Festival, and the Klaipėda Sea Festival, among others.

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