Klaipėda Castle

"Klaipėda Castle, also known as Memelburg or Memel Castle, is an archeological site and museum housed in a castle built by the Teutonic Knights in Klaipėda, Lithuania, nearthe Baltic Sea. The Teutons called the castle Memelburg or Memel, and Klaipėda 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. The castle was built by the Teutonic Knights in the mid-13th century to control the entrance to the Curonian Lagoon. Over the centuries, it changed hands several times, being ruled by the Teutonic Order, the Duchy of Prussia, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the German Empire. In 1923, Klaipėda became part of Lithuania."