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 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)

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

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

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