History of city Skrunda (Schrunden) region Courland (Kurland) in photos

A small historical reference

Skrunda - the center of the edge of Skrunda, a small town in Kurzeme region in the west of Latvia. The first written mention - 1253. In 1368, the Teutonic Order built a castle in Skrunda, which has not survived to the present.

Interesting fact - near the radar complex was the second generation of Soviet radar stations over gorizontnyh system for early missile warning Dnestr-M (radar "Dar'yal").

Old bridge over the river Venta

Construction of the railway bridge

Trade area

Railway station

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After this period photos it becomes public domain. The participants of the Berne Convention are 167 States.