Klaipėda

Klaipėda historyThe old name of Klaipeda is Memel. It is believed that the local Baltic tribes (Skalvians and possibly Couronians) called like that the flow in the lower reaches of the Nemunas and the German Order just took over that name. Castle and the town was given the name because it was considered Lagoon isthmus at Dange River was the mouth of the Nemunas River.

It is not known when Samogitian name of Klaipėda appeared. Sources refer to it only in the fifteenth century: in the letter of Vytautas in 1413 is mentioned Caloypede; in 1420 m. in Summary of Teutonic Order negotiations with Vytautas was mentioned the castrum Memel alias Klawppeda.

Klaipėda castle

Klaipeda Castle was built in 1253 in strategically important piece of Curonian land - on the left bank of the estuary near the Klaipeda Strait, which connects the lagoon with the Baltic Sea.

Later the castle was rebuilt many times until the nineteenth century when it lost its strategic importance and it was demolished. Currently, there is a museum in the surviving bastions of the castle.

International ferriesKlaipeda has got two ferries: the old one in city centre and the new one in south of downtown, who moves to Smiltynė...

Cruise Ship Terminal

Terminal by the port that was launched in 2003. The terminal operator assigned to the AB “Klaipeda Ship Repair” The terminal occupies 1.2 hectares and is located away from the center of Klaipeda and only 100 meters to the west. The terminal berths (No. 28-33)

can accommodate up to 315 meters long,

45 meters wide and 8.6 meters draft.

Sea festival

Sea Festival - an annual celebration of Klaipeda city, traditionally held the last weekend in July. First Sea Festival (Sea Day) was organized in 1934. August 12. Lithuanian Western Union initiative. It was attended by 60 thousand. citizens and visitors. During the interwar period, it was promoted in the sea,

Marine and maritime occupations.

Celebration attended by important

representatives of Lithuanian society,

politicians.

Dolphinarium

A dolphinarium is an aquarium for dolphins. The dolphins are usually kept in a large pool, though occasionally they may be kept in pens in the open sea, either for research or for public performances. Some dolphinariums consist of one pool where

dolphins perform for the public, others are

part of larger parks, such as marine mammal

parks, zoos or theme parks, keeping other

animals and having other attractions as well.

Sources:

http://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaip%C4%97dos_istorijahttp://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaip%C4%97dos_pilis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphinariumhttp://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaip%C4%97dos_kruizini%C5%B3_laiv%C5%B3_terminalas

http://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%ABros_%C5%A1vent%C4%97

Made by:

Dominykas Rudelis,Ugnė Šiukšterytė,

Raminta Sidaravičiūtė,Mantas Baltrimas.