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After the German defeat in 1945 the Germans were all expelled and the area came under Lithuania, which renamed the city Klaipėda. The population is about 185,000—two thirds Lithuanians and the rest mostly Russians.
 
After the German defeat in 1945 the Germans were all expelled and the area came under Lithuania, which renamed the city Klaipėda. The population is about 185,000—two thirds Lithuanians and the rest mostly Russians.
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The region is named after the river Memel, now named the [[Neman River]].<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Neman-River</ref>
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== References ==
    
[[Category:German History]]
 
[[Category:German History]]
 
[[Category:Lithuania]]
 
[[Category:Lithuania]]
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