56:
760:
103:
205:
74:
174:
84:
110:
388:" is mentioned in written sources. In 1540, a certain Lukas Preckol is an owner of the tavern. It is believed that the town name was derived from Preckol's last name. The name "Precols" was recorded on region maps in 1548. A church was built in 1587 and a teacher was hired in 1594.
327:
538:
Mortensen, Hans und
Gertrud: Kants väterliche Ahnen und ihre Umwelt, Rede von 1952 in Jahrbuch der Albertus-Universität zu Königsberg / Pr., Holzner- Verlag Kitzingen/ Main 1953 Bd. 3
55:
438:
on March 29, 1848, the local judiciary was demolished, the tax collector was mistreated and the pub was looted. The
Prussian authorities put down the uprising on March 30
442:
639:
692:
450:
134:
408:
939:
1033:
435:
415:
cavalry plundered the town. In 1688 minister
Wilhelm Martin built a new church. In 1773, it became part of the newly formed province of
215:
412:
392:
749:
102:
593:
568:
723:
349:
220:
685:
729:
744:
1028:
306:
73:
929:
768:
709:
345:
678:
826:
488:. Her cottage is turned into memorial museum (established in 1984). Estates of the forefathers of philosopher
441:
Following the restoration of independent
Lithuania in 1918, the town was acquired by Lithuania in 1923. Under
227:
83:
465:
454:
166:
285:
198:
759:
204:
791:
734:
522:
295:
186:
485:
237:
633:
420:
919:
701:
493:
484:, that is preserved as monument of nature. In the city there is a monument to Lithuanian writer
208:
914:
589:
564:
972:
477:
400:
28:
904:
427:. In 1905 the village, now known as Prökuls, had 500 residents who were mostly Protestant
365:
337:
191:
962:
376:
Priekulė's name is known since the first half of the 16th century. At first it was named
1022:
1007:
987:
879:
834:
489:
424:
404:
364:. Priekulė is the seat of Priekulė elderate. It is located in the historic region of
957:
518:
461:
446:
416:
357:
1002:
811:
17:
997:
992:
982:
869:
859:
849:
839:
781:
776:
717:
361:
61:
653:
967:
889:
512:
498:
149:
136:
977:
526:
353:
276:
179:
952:
613:(in Polish and Latin). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. pp. 96–97, 214–215.
909:
899:
884:
854:
806:
786:
428:
384:), and it was a small village with three homesteads. In 1511, a tavern "
947:
924:
894:
864:
844:
816:
796:
739:
874:
588:(in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla. pp. 177–180.
381:
302:
281:
27:
This article is about a town in
Lithuania. For a town in Latvia, see
611:
Związek Pruski i poddanie się Prus Polsce: zbiór tekstów źródłowych
670:
561:
Ortsnamenverzeichnis der
Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße
396:
674:
541:
Sembritzki, Johannes: Geschichte des
Kreises Memel, Memel 1918
481:
480:
Church, built in 1938. In the city park grows a centuries-old
938:
825:
767:
708:
431:and mainly spoke the Memelland-Samogitian dialect.
292:
275:
267:
262:
254:
246:
236:
226:
214:
197:
185:
165:
39:
686:
8:
460:On December 19, 2002, the city was granted
693:
679:
671:
638:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
503:(Kantweinen) in the vicinity of Priekulė.
360:about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of
36:
551:
274:
261:
245:
164:
129:
95:
67:
52:
631:
449:, it was the location of the Oflag 63
291:
266:
253:
235:
225:
213:
196:
184:
7:
626:Ostpreußen: Biographie einer Provinz
423:, and from 1871 it was also part of
521:(1888–1969), German physician and
34:Town in Lithuania Minor, Lithuania
25:
758:
356:. It is located on the banks of
203:
172:
109:
108:
101:
82:
72:
54:
515:(1904–1974), German politician
409:Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)
393:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
350:Klaipėda District Municipality
221:Klaipėda District Municipality
1:
584:Vanagas, Aleksandras (1996).
559:Kaemmerer, Margarete (2004).
492:(1724–1804) were located in
1050:
26:
1034:Cities in Klaipėda County
756:
313:
130:
96:
68:
53:
46:
624:Hermann Pölking (2012).
187:Ethnographic region
399:of Poland, held by the
628:. Berlin. p. 217.
609:Górski, Karol (1949).
586:Lietuvos miestų vardai
466:President of Lithuania
341:
434:In the course of the
407:. In 1609 during the
391:It was a part of the
294: • Summer (
150:55.55556°N 21.31944°E
654:"German Oflag Camps"
523:Generaloberstabsarzt
451:prisoner-of-war camp
122:Location of Priekulė
1029:Cities in Lithuania
930:Žemaičių Naumiestis
411:, regiments of the
255:Granted town rights
146: /
60:Main street toward
436:German revolutions
421:Kingdom of Prussia
268: • Total
242:Priekulė eldership
232:Priekulė eldership
155:55.55556; 21.31944
18:Priekulė, Klaipėda
1016:
1015:
507:Notable residents
443:German occupation
413:Polish–Lithuanian
317:
316:
16:(Redirected from
1041:
762:
695:
688:
681:
672:
665:
664:
662:
660:
650:
644:
643:
637:
629:
621:
615:
614:
606:
600:
599:
581:
575:
574:
556:
502:
486:Ieva Simonaitytė
478:Anthony of Padua
401:Teutonic Knights
335:
334:
333:
332:
330:
299:
207:
178:
176:
175:
161:
160:
158:
157:
156:
151:
147:
144:
143:
142:
139:
112:
111:
105:
86:
76:
58:
37:
29:Priekule, Latvia
21:
1049:
1048:
1044:
1043:
1042:
1040:
1039:
1038:
1019:
1018:
1017:
1012:
934:
821:
763:
754:
704:
702:Klaipėda County
699:
669:
668:
658:
656:
652:
651:
647:
630:
623:
622:
618:
608:
607:
603:
596:
583:
582:
578:
571:
558:
557:
553:
548:
535:
509:
496:
474:
374:
366:Lithuania Minor
328:
326:
325:
324:
323:
293:
247:First mentioned
209:Klaipėda County
192:Lithuania Minor
173:
171:
154:
152:
148:
145:
140:
137:
135:
133:
132:
126:
125:
124:
123:
120:
119:
118:
117:
113:
92:
91:
90:
89:
80:
79:
64:
49:
42:
35:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1047:
1045:
1037:
1036:
1031:
1021:
1020:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
944:
942:
936:
935:
933:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
831:
829:
823:
822:
820:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
773:
771:
765:
764:
757:
755:
753:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
721:
714:
712:
710:Municipalities
706:
705:
700:
698:
697:
690:
683:
675:
667:
666:
645:
616:
601:
594:
576:
569:
550:
549:
547:
544:
543:
542:
539:
534:
531:
530:
529:
516:
508:
505:
473:
470:
373:
370:
315:
314:
311:
310:
300:
290:
289:
279:
273:
272:
269:
265:
264:
260:
259:
256:
252:
251:
248:
244:
243:
240:
234:
233:
230:
224:
223:
218:
212:
211:
201:
195:
194:
189:
183:
182:
169:
163:
162:
128:
127:
121:
115:
114:
107:
106:
100:
99:
98:
97:
94:
93:
87:
81:
77:
71:
70:
69:
66:
65:
59:
51:
50:
47:
44:
43:
40:
33:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1046:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
945:
943:
941:
937:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
832:
830:
828:
824:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
774:
772:
770:
766:
761:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
725:
722:
719:
716:
715:
713:
711:
707:
703:
696:
691:
689:
684:
682:
677:
676:
673:
655:
649:
646:
641:
635:
627:
620:
617:
612:
605:
602:
597:
595:5-420-01354-1
591:
587:
580:
577:
572:
570:3-7921-0368-0
566:
563:(in German).
562:
555:
552:
545:
540:
537:
536:
532:
528:
524:
520:
517:
514:
511:
510:
506:
504:
500:
495:
491:
490:Immanuel Kant
487:
483:
479:
476:There is St.
471:
469:
467:
463:
458:
456:
452:
448:
444:
439:
437:
432:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
410:
406:
405:Ducal Prussia
402:
398:
394:
389:
387:
383:
379:
371:
369:
367:
363:
359:
355:
352:, in western
351:
347:
344:) is a small
343:
339:
331:
329:pronunciation
321:
312:
308:
304:
301:
297:
287:
283:
280:
278:
270:
257:
249:
241:
239:
231:
229:
222:
219:
217:
210:
206:
202:
200:
193:
190:
188:
181:
170:
168:
159:
131:Coordinates:
104:
85:
75:
63:
57:
45:
38:
30:
19:
801:
657:. Retrieved
648:
625:
619:
610:
604:
585:
579:
560:
554:
519:Erich Hippke
475:
462:coat of arms
459:
447:World War II
440:
433:
417:East Prussia
403:and secular
390:
385:
377:
375:
358:Minija River
319:
318:
250:16th century
216:Municipality
88:Coat of arms
993:Stragnai II
915:Veiviržėnai
850:Endriejavas
497: [
419:within the
386:zur Minnige
153: /
1023:Categories
1008:Žibininkai
988:Stonaičiai
968:Kaukolikai
880:Kretingalė
835:Barstyčiai
726:(district)
546:References
533:Literature
513:Egon Erzum
494:Kantvainai
457:officers.
380:(at river
263:Population
238:Capital of
141:21°19′10″E
138:55°33′20″N
1003:Vilkyčiai
978:Nemirseta
963:Gargždelė
920:Vėžaičiai
634:cite book
527:Luftwaffe
472:Landmarks
429:Lutherans
354:Lithuania
277:Time zone
228:Eldership
180:Lithuania
998:Svencelė
983:Stemplės
940:Villages
910:Vainutas
885:Lenkimai
870:Katyčiai
860:Judrėnai
855:Gardamas
840:Darbėnai
807:Salantai
802:Priekulė
787:Kretinga
782:Klaipėda
777:Gargždai
730:Kretinga
724:Klaipėda
718:Klaipėda
362:Klaipėda
320:Priekulė
116:Priekulė
62:Klaipėda
41:Priekulė
958:Būtingė
948:Ablinga
925:Ylakiai
905:Švėkšna
895:Plikiai
890:Mosėdis
865:Kartena
845:Dovilai
817:Skuodas
797:Palanga
792:Neringa
745:Skuodas
740:Palanga
735:Neringa
525:in the
464:by the
445:during
425:Germany
395:, as a
378:Paminia
372:History
342:Prökuls
167:Country
973:Minija
953:Apuolė
875:Kintai
812:Šilutė
769:Cities
750:Šilutė
720:(city)
592:
567:
455:Allied
382:Minija
338:German
199:County
177:
900:Rusnė
827:Towns
659:7 May
501:]
303:UTC+3
282:UTC+2
271:1,219
661:2022
640:link
590:ISBN
565:ISBN
453:for
397:fief
346:town
307:EEST
258:1948
78:Flag
48:Town
482:oak
348:in
296:DST
286:EET
1025::
636:}}
632:{{
499:lt
468:.
368:.
340::
336:,
694:e
687:t
680:v
663:.
642:)
598:.
573:.
322:(
309:)
305:(
298:)
288:)
284:(
31:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
