GC1RX7F Memelburg (Traditional Cache) in Lithuania created by zaltyz

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Hidden : 05/26/2009

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[ LT ] Klaipedos pilis arba Memelburgas (vok. Memelburg) pirma karta minima 1252 m. liepos 29 d. dokumente, kuriame Livonijos ordino Didysis magistras Eberhard fon Zeine ir Kuršo vyskupas Heinrichas sutaria del pilies statybos tarp Nemuno ir Danges. Tais paciais metais prie Danges žiociu pastatyta medine pilis.
Murine Klaipedos pilis pastatyta 1253 m. kairiajame Danges krante. Pili saugojo grioviai bei pylimai. 1379 m. užpuolus lietuviams, pilis ir miestas sudege. 1399 m. buvo pradeti kapitaliniai pilies atstatymo darbai, kurie baigti 1409 m. Del nuolatiniu lietuviu puldinejimu ir artilerijos tobulejimo 1516 m. Klaipedos pilis pradeta modernizuoti – supilti žemiu pylimai su bastejomis, 1546 m. pastatytas Didysis bokštas. 1627 m. pilis sutvirtinta bastionais, taciau jau po dveju metu ja nuniokojo švedai.
1660 ir 1667 bei 1669 m. Memelburga eilini karta suniokojo gaisrai, po kuriu pilis atstatyta tik iki 1686 m. 1770 m. Klaipedos pilis neteko strategines svarbos ir buvo pradeti pardavineti išoriniai itvirtinimai. 1872-1874 m. niugriauti paskutinieji sunykusios pilies likuciai.

[ EN ] Klaipeda Castle, also known as Memelburg or Memel Castle, is an archeological site and museum housed in a castle built by the Teutonic Knights in Klaipeda, Lithuania, near the Baltic Sea. The Teutons called the castle Memelburg or Memel, and Klaipeda was generally known as Memel until 1923, when Lithuanian military forces took over the city. The castle was first mentioned in written sources in 1252, and underwent numerous destructions and reconstructions in the centuries that followed. During the 19th century, having lost its strategic importance, the castle was demolished. Archeological work was performed at the site during the 20th century, and in 2002 a museum was established underneath one of its bastions.