Liepāja

Country

Latvia

Coordinates

56.5083, 21.0111

History

• Liepāja (–1795), Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
• Liepāja (1795–1915), Russian Empire
• Liepāja (1915–1918), Ober Ost
• Liepāja (1918–1940), Latvia
• Liepāja (1940–1941), Soviet Union
• Liepāja (1941–1945), Reichskommissariat Ostland
• Liepāja (1945–1990), Soviet Union
• Liepāja (1990–), Latvia

Composers

• Alfred Reisenauer (1863–1907), died in Liepāja
• Balys Dvarionas (1904–1974), was born in Liepāja
• Jonas Švedas (1908–1971), was born in Liepāja
• Pēteris Plakidis (1947–2017), died in Liepāja