Memel, a name derived from the Couronian-Latvian memelis, mimelis, mēms for "mute, silent", may refer to: Memel, East Prussia, Germany, now Klaipėda, Lithuania Memelburg, (Klaipėda Castle), the Ordensburg in Memel, a castle built in 1252 by Teutonic Knights which was the nucleus for the city

The Klaipėda Region (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos kraštas) or Memel Territory (German: Memelland or Memelgebiet) was defined by the 1919 Treaty of Versailles in 1920 and refers to the northernmost part of the German province of East Prussia, when, as Memelland, it was put under the administration of the Entente's Council of Ambassadors.

The names Memelburg and Memel are found in most written sources from the 13th century onwards, while Klaipėda is found in Lithuanian sources since the 15th century.

Memel is the German name for Nemunas river and the early settlers mistakenly believed that the straits linking Curonian lagoon to Baltic Sea are in fact the mouths of that mighty river. Around the castle, a town of primarily German craftsmen sprung up.

Memel (Klaipeda) is a city on the Baltic at the mouth of the River Niemen which for centuries had considerable importance as a trading center. It was part of the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages before being controlled by the Swedish.

Memel is the German name for Nemunas river and the early settlers mistakenly believed that the straits linking Curonian lagoon to Baltic Sea are in fact the mouths of that mighty river. Around the castle, a town of primarily German craftsmen sprung up.

2024年7月1日 · Klaipėda (Lithuanian), or Memel (German), is the third largest, and strategically, might be the most important port not only in Lithuania but in the whole region. All thanks to the fact that it is the northernmost port in the Baltic Sea that doesn’t freeze during the winter.

Memel Territory, also known as Klaipėda Region, is a region in Lithuania that was the subject of dispute between Germany and Lithuania after World War I.

Memel castle, sometimes called Memelburg, was built by the Teutonic Order on the site of the present city of Klaipeda (in mod. Lithuania), where the Dange River (also called the Akmene or Akmina) in the medieval period flowed into the Courland Lagoon (Ger. …

2002年2月27日 · The Statute of Memel, signed by the Allies and Lithuania on May 8, 1924, recognized Lithuania's sovereignty over the Territory but promised for the latter an important degree of autonomy.