Priekule, Latvia

Priekule (; ) is a town in southwestern Latvia in Priekule Municipality. As of 2020, the population was 1,872.
History.
Priekule is first mentioned as a fortified manor in 1483 but only began to grow as a town after 1871 when the Liepāja–Vilnius Railway was built through Priekule. It was granted town rights in 1928 by the Latvian government.