Klaipėda city is a county and municipal centre and ranks third in Lithuania in terms of its size. It is the only seaport in Lithuania which is the most northern Baltic seaport and the only year-round ice-free port in the eastern Baltics. Klaipėda is developing intensively as a port city with a high quality of life as well as an attractive natural environment. It is an industrial, business, educational, scientific, cultural, health, sports, and recreational administrative centre with rich traditions.
The collaboration between the city and the port of Klaipėda is the basis for successful and mutually beneficial development. The port city has favourable conditions for foreign investment as well as initiatives related to new employment opportunities in the fields of modern production and business, especially ones related to the maritime complex.
Klaipeda city provides an industrial cite known as Klaipeda Free Economic Zone with attractive tax incentives. The city has designated and prepared engineering plans for a sufficient number of development sites for future growth. Klaipeda FEZ has attracted more than 246 million EUR investments during the period 2002 to 2008.
The demographic situation of Klaipėda city is stable as the population is consistently increasing, which is primarily due to the migration from Klaipėda county and other regions of Western Lithuania.
• Area — 98 km2 (3rd largest city in Lithuania)
• Density — 1884.5 inhabitants per km2
• Population — 184,680 (as of 1 July, 2008)
• Official Klaipeda City website
History
The founding of the port city Klaipeda (formerly Memel) dates back in 1252 with the building of the Memelburg Castle by the knights of the Livonian Order. More
Location
Klaipeda — is an ice-free port with a favourable geographical position (55o 43' North latitude, 21o 07' East longitude) on the coast of the Baltic Sea and Curonian Lagoon, within close distance to other Baltic sea ports: Kaliningrad (Russia) and Riga (Latvia). More
Culture and leasure
Klaipėda is a very beautiful and dynamic city with a unique face. Many national and international events take place every year in Klaipėda. More
