European Youth Capital winner 2021 - Klaipeda, Lithuania
WELCOME to Klaipėda, Lithuania
Klaipėda is the third largest city in Lithuania located in the Western part of the country, stretching almost 20 kilometres along the shores of the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. Klaipėda is the only one Lithuania’s sea gateway to the world and the capital of the West Lithuania. Klaipėda is developing as a port city with a high life quality, as well as an attractive natural environment. It is an industrial, business, educational, scientific, cultural, health, sports, and recreational administrative centre.
Other than a sunny warm weather, great hospitality and generosity, in our city you will find very friendly multilingual and curious citizens which will make you feel home and introduce you to our rich culture and traditions, great food and nightlife. The number of youth friendly spaces in the city has increased rapidly in the last years as well as the number of cultural and artistic events that promote youth talents, such as “Tirana Art Fest”, yearly theatre and literature festivals, stand up comedies, public speaking events, etc. The young population has also been an important factor for the explosion of public and street arts that can be found allover the city and that in a way have become alternative but powerful voice of the young generation.
Klaipėda as European Youth Capital
Klaipėda seeks to further encourage youth to believe in their efforts, that they can be the leaders in youth policy and also work together for the welfare of young people in the city and all across the world.
Through the European Youth Capital 2021 title applying the overarching theme of CHOOSEKLAIPEDA, the city wants to become open, e-solutions based city, to create opportunities for all youth to grow, live, work, share, implement ideas, exchange, break the standards and innovate.
Chooseklaipeda invites you to create your own story in the city of opportunities!
Want to know more?
Contact Aistė Andruškevičiūtė, Youth affair coordinator in Klaipėda city municipality at Aiste.Andruskeviciute@klaipeda.lt
Visit Klaipeda 2021's website https://chooseklaipeda.eu/
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