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Historical and old photos of Priekule (german - Preekuln)
Priekules vēsturiskās un senās fotogrāfijas (vāciski - Preekuln)
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Historical and old photos of Priekule (german - Preekuln)

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A small historical reference

Geography:

Date of foundation: First mentioned - 1483

History:

Population: 2 441

Sights:

Priekule. Pharmacy and store
Pharmacy and store		 Priekule.
Priekule. Hospital, 1930s
Hospital, 1930s		 Priekule. City wood buildings
City wood buildings
Priekule. Brickworks
Brickworks		 Priekule. Millpond
Millpond		 Priekule. Hunting club
Hunting club		 Priekule. Fire station, 1929
Fire station, 1929
Priekule. Primary School
Primary School		 Priekule. Primary School
Primary School		 Priekule. Primary School
Primary School		 Priekule. Primary School
Primary School
Priekule. Primary School
Primary School		 Priekule. Primary School, 1943-44
Primary School, 1943-44		 Priekule. Market on Station Square
Market on Station Square		 Priekule. Old pharmacy
Old pharmacy
Priekule. Manor, Swedish Gate, 1930s
Manor, Swedish Gate, 1930s		 Priekule. Manor, Swedish Gate, 1930s
Manor, Swedish Gate, 1930s		 Priekule. Manor, Swedish Gate, 1910s
Manor, Swedish Gate, 1910s		 Priekule. Manor, Swedish Gate, 1920s
Manor, Swedish Gate, 1920s
Priekule. Water Mill
Water Mill		 Priekule. Water Mill
Water Mill		 Priekule. Water Mill
Water Mill		 Priekule. Water Mill
Water Mill

History

Priekule is first mentioned as a fortified manor in 1483 but only began to grow as a town after 1871 when the Liepāja - Vilnius railway was built through Priekule. It was granted town rights in 1928 by the Latvian government.

Honarable people:

Krists Jākabsons- founder of ''Dzerajs and CO'' and 2nd place holder in scientific research competition in social studies in Latvia, also mayor of Priekule. Visatklātākais cilvēks pasaulē.

Origin: en.wikipedia.org

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