13 Sights in Klaipėda, Lithuania (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Klaipėda, Lithuania. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 13 sights are available in Klaipėda, Lithuania.
Sightseeing Tours in Klaipėda
Meridian is a wooden sailing ship (barkentina) in Klaipeda, a symbol of the city, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the port city. Moored in the center of the city, on the left bank of the Dane.
2. LKL Sūduvis (M52) Ship Museum
LKL Sūduvis (M52) is a minehunter of the Lithuanian Naval Force. Built in West Germany in 1957 as Koblenz (M1071), a Lindau-class minesweeper for the German Navy, she was upgraded to a Type 331 minehunter in the 1970s. Germany donated Koblenz to the Lithuanian Naval Force in 1999. The ship, renamed Sūduvis, formed the nucleus of the Lithuanian Naval Force's Squadron of Mine-hunters, which was established on 22 June 1999. The squadron was augmented in 2001 with the similar donation of sister ship Marburg, which became Kursis (M51).
3. Laikrodžių muziejus
Klaipeda Clock Museum – a subdivision of the Lithuanian Art Museum is located in Klaipeda, Liepų str. 12. It was founded on 27 July 1984 in Klaipeda. The history of the building dates back to the end of the XIX century. The building has been repeatedly restored, and its function has also changed more than once. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Land Bank was located here, in the Soviet period – the House of Pioneers.
4. Klaipėdos evangelijos koplyčia
Klaipeda Gospel Chapel is a place in Klaipeda, at Herkus Manto str. 84, where evangelical Reformed parish services are held. The chapel was installed and consecrated in 2001 at the Department of Evangelical Theology at Klaipėda University HMF. Now these are the premises of the Evangelical Theological Center of the Institute of Baltic Region History and Archaeology in the complex of former Klaipeda barracks.
5. Žardės piliakalnis
Žardė mound with settlement, or Kuncai, Bandužiai, Pilies hill, Roosters hill – a mound in the territory of Klaipėda city municipality, south of Žardininkai, near Žardė village. It is reached from Taikos Avenue by turning along Žardupė Street, from there, without reaching Smeltalė, to turn left by a road in the east direction, is located on the left, on the north side of the road.
6. Klaipeda Narrow Gauge Railroad
The Memeler Kleinbahn AG was founded on 15 March 1904 by the Kingdom of Prussia, the Province of East Prussia, the District of Memel and the Nordische Elektrizitäts- und Stahlwerke AG. Over the years, the city of Memel acquired all the shares and on 16 July 1940 the company was transformed into the Städtische Werke Memel. At that time, Memel had 45,000 inhabitants.
7. Sculpture Park
Klaipėda Sculpture Park is located in central Klaipėda, Lithuania. This park is one of the key artistic landmarks in the town. The L-shaped park occupies 12.2 hectares and has 116 modern sculptures created by 67 Lithuanian artists in 1977–1991. QR codes have been fixed to the sculpture plaques, giving extra info after waving a phone next to them.
8. Laistų piliakalnis
Laistai mound with settlement, Liliškiai, Piliališkiai, Swedish embankment, Pilies hill – a mound in the territory of Klaipėda district municipality, near the village of Laistai. It is located 600 m southeast of Žardė Mound. Next to the castle mound there is a Friendship railway station. Nearby flows the Smeltale.
9. Klaipėdos Šv. Jono bažnyčia
Klaipeda St. St. John's Church – in the XVI-XVII centuries, st. John's Church was located in the Old Town of Klaipėda. Church of st. John's name in the neo-Gothic style. First built in 1258. Destroyed and rebuilt twice, demolished for the third time in 1944, during the war, completely demolished in 1945.
10. Taravos Anikė
"Ännchen von Tharau" is a 17-stanza poem by the East Prussian poet Simon Dach. The namesake of the poem is Anna Neander (1615–1689), the daughter of a parson from Tharau, East Prussia. The poem was written on the occasion of her marriage in 1636 and had been set to music as a song by 1642.
11. Klaipėdos evangelikų liuteronų bažnyčia
Klaipeda Evangelical Lutheran Church – Evangelical Lutheran Church, planned to be built in the Old Town of Klaipėda, Turgaus str. 24, near Jonas Hill. Until World War II, st. Patrick's Day stood in that place. St. John's Church. It was demolished after World War II.
12. Klaipėdos evangelikų baptistų bažnyčia
Fanling Evangelical Baptist Church is on Fanling in Kunming Church. 38. This is the oldest church building in Europe to this day, to this day, the baptist church building, which was intact in the fire and was in great pieces.
Wikipedia: Klaipėdos evangelikų baptistų bažnyčia (LT), Website
13. Monument to the United Lithuania Ark
Arka (transl. Arch) is a monument in Klaipėda, Lithuania. Unveiled on 8 August 2003, it commemorates the 85-year anniversary of the Act of Tilsit and the 80-year anniversary of the Klaipėda Revolt.
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