Memel, a name derived from the Couronian-Latvian ''memelis, mimelis, mēms'' for "mute, silent", may refer to:
*Memel, East Prussia, Germany, now
Klaipėda, Lithuania
**Memelburg, (
Klaipėda Castle), the ''Ordensburg'' in Memel, a castle built in 1252 by Teutonic Knights which was the nucleus for the city
**Memel Territory (
Klaipėda Region), (''Memelland''), the area separated from Germany by the Treaty of Versailles, later called Klaipėda Region
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Battle of Memel (disambiguation) The Battle of Memel or Battle of Klaipėda might refer to:
*Battle of Memel (1257) between the Samogitians and the Livonian Order
*Battle of Memel (1323) between the Samogitians and the Livonian Order
*Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf (1757), between Pr ...
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Neman (German ''Memel''), part of a river in East Prussia, Germany, mentioned in the ''Deutschlandlied'' (1841) as the eastern border of Germany
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Nemunėlis River (German ''Memele'', Latvian ''Mēmele'') in northern Lithuania and southern Latvia
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Memel, Free State
Memel is a town in the Free State province of South Africa, located close to the provincial boundaries of both kwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, and is situated some 1,730 metres above sea level.
Etymology
The town is perhaps named after the port ci ...
, a village in the Free State Province of South Africa
*, a German cargo ship in service 1934–1945
*The indigenous name of
Goat Island Goat Island (or Goat Islands) may refer to:
Arts
* Goat Island (performance group), a Chicago-based company
* ''Goat Island'' (play), ''Delitto all'isola delle capre'', by Ugo Betti
Places
Australia
* Goat Island (Port Jackson) in Sydney Harbou ...
, New South Wales, Australia
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