Former cities of Latvia are entities that once had city rights and were located in the territory of Latvia. The main reasons why these entities have lost their status as cities of Latvia are destructions due to wars or mergers into larger entities.
| City | City rights | Lost | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
Abrene pronunciation  |
1933 | Transferred to the Russian SFSR in 1944 by the Soviet regime. Now Pytalovo in the Russian Federation | |
Gostiņi pronunciation  |
1933 | 1956 | Merged into Pļaviņas |
Grīva pronunciation  |
1917 | 1956 | Merged into Daugavpils |
Kalnciems pronunciation  |
1991 | 2010 | The town and its rural territory was transformed into Kalnciems Parish |
Krustpils pronunciation  |
1920 | 1964 | Merged into Jēkabpils |
Ķemeri pronunciation  |
1928 | 1959 | Merged with Rīgas Jūrmala and Sloka to form Jūrmala |
Lejasciems pronunciation  |
1928 | 1939 | Economic stagnation, status revoked by the Latvian government |
Rauna pronunciation  |
1590 | Largely destroyed by warfare in the 17th century; present village since 1900 | |
Rīgas Jūrmala pronunciation  |
1920 | 1946 | Merged into Riga; later merged with Ķemeri and Sloka to form Jūrmala |
| Sēlpils pronunciation | 1621 | around 1705 | Lost its significance after the Great Northern War; modern name – Vecsēlpils |
Sloka pronunciation  |
1785 | 1959 | Merged with Rīgas Jūrmala and Ķemeri to form Jūrmala |
Straupe pronunciation  |
1356 | Largely destroyed after the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629) |
See also
References
- "Klišāns, V. Livonija XIII XVI gs. IV nodaļa". Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.