Friday, March 24, 2017

Klaipeda Port, Lithuania: A Photographic Slideshow By Mel Beasley

Klaipeda Port, Lithuania: A Photographic Slideshow By Mel Beasley: The city of Klaipėda has been involved in maritime trade since as early as the 13th century, and probably during prehistoric times, since it is located on the Amber Road. For several centuries its administration and its merchants defended the port and competed with the Port of Danzig and the Port of Königsberg. It was heavily fortified. At the beginning of the 19th century the port was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Lithuania. Before World War I

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