List of former cities of Latvia

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.

CityCity rightsLostReasonAbrene  1933Transferred to the Russian SFSR in 1944 by the Soviet regime. Now Pytalovo in the Russian FederationGostiņi  19331956Merged into PļaviņasGrīva  19171956Merged into DaugavpilsKalnciems  19912010The town and its rural territory was transformed into Kalnciems ParishKrustpils  19201964Merged into JēkabpilsĶemeri  19281959Merged with Rīgas Jūrmala and Sloka to form JūrmalaLejasciems  19281939Economic stagnation, status revoked by the Latvian governmentRauna  1590Largely destroyed by warfare in the 17th century; present village since 1900Rīgas Jūrmala  19201946Merged into Riga; later merged with Ķemeri and Sloka to form JūrmalaSēlpils  1621around 1705Lost its significance after the Great Northern War; modern name – VecsēlpilsSloka  17851959Merged with Rīgas Jūrmala and Ķemeri to form JūrmalaStraupe  1356Largely destroyed after the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629)

See also List of cities in Latvia

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