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.

City  | City rights  | Lost  | Reason

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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[1] |  | Largely destroyed after the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629)

## See also

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* List of cities in Latvia

## References

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1. ^ "Klišāns, V. Livonija XIII XVI gs. IV nodaļa". Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.