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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Abrene  pronunciation  |
1933 | Transferred to the Russian SFSR in 1944. 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 parish |
Koknese pronunciation  |
1277[1] | Lost its significance after Polish-Swedish Wars and Great Northern War, and Plague in 1709–1710 that killed 80% of inhabitants | |
Krustpils pronunciation  |
1920 | 1964 | Merged into Jēkabpils |
Ķemeri pronunciation  |
1928 | 1959 | Merged with Rīgas Jūrmala and Sloka to form Jūrmala |
Lejasciems pronunciation  |
1928 | 1939 | Lost its significance |
Rauna pronunciation  |
1590 | The 16th to 18th century wars town completely destroyed and the present Rauna settlements origins in the 19th century. | |
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 Great Northern War |
Sloka pronunciation  |
1785 | 1959 | Merged with Rīgas Jūrmala and Ķemeri to form Jūrmala |
Straupe pronunciation  |
1356[1] | Lost its significance after wars in the 17th century |
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