Priekule, Latvia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about a Latvian town. For a town in Lithuania, see Priekulė, Klaipėda.
Priekule
 
City rights 1928
Location of Priekule within Latvia
Location 56°25′N, 21°34′E
Other names German: Preekuln; German: Prokuls
District Liepāja District
Population 2,462
Postal code LV-3434
Calling code +371 34
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Homepage of Priekule


Priekule (pronunciation (help·info)) is a city in southwestern Latvia.

[edit] History

Priekule is first mentioned as a fortified manor in 1483 but only began to grow as a town after 1871 when a railway from Warsaw to St Petersburg was built through Priekule.[1] It was granted town rights in 1928 by the Latvian government.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Latvian Civic Heraldry: Priekule
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
v • d • e
Regional cities of Latvia
Ainaži · Aizkraukle · Aizpute · Aknīste · Aloja · Alūksne · Ape · Auce · Baldone · Baloži · Balvi · Bauska · Brocēni · Cēsis · Cesvaine · Dagda · Dobele · Durbe · Grobiņa · Gulbene · Ikšķile · Ilūkste · Jaunjelgava · Jēkabpils · Kalnciems · Kandava · Kārsava · Krāslava · Kuldīga · Ķegums · Lielvārde · Līgatne · Limbaži · Līvāni · Lubāna · Ludza · Madona · Mazsalaca · Ogre · Olaine · Pāvilosta · Piltene · Pļaviņas · Preiļi · Priekule · Rūjiena · Sabile · Salacgrīva · Salaspils · Saldus · Saulkrasti · Seda · Sigulda · Skrunda · Smiltene · Staicele · Stende · Strenči · Subate · Talsi · Tukums · Valdemārpils · Valka · Valmiera · Vangaži · Varakļāni · Viesīte · Viļaka · Viļāni · Zilupe
 This Latvian location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.