Former cities of Latvia are entities that once had city rights and were located in the territory of Latvia. The main reasons why these entities have lost their status as cities of Latvia are destructions due to wars or mergers into larger entities.
| City | City rights | Lost | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
Abrene  |
1933 | Transferred to the Russian SFSR in 1944 by the Soviet regime. Now Pytalovo in the Russian Federation | |
Gostiņi  |
1933 | 1956 | Merged into Pļaviņas |
Grīva  |
1917 | 1956 | Merged into Daugavpils |
Kalnciems  |
1991 | 2010 | The town and its rural territory was transformed into Kalnciems Parish |
Krustpils  |
1920 | 1964 | Merged into Jēkabpils |
Ķemeri  |
1928 | 1959 | Merged with Rīgas Jūrmala and Sloka to form Jūrmala |
Lejasciems  |
1928 | 1939 | Economic stagnation, status revoked by the Latvian government |
Rauna  |
1590 | Largely destroyed by warfare in the 17th century; present village since 1900 | |
Rīgas Jūrmala  |
1920 | 1946 | Merged into Riga; later merged with Ķemeri and Sloka to form Jūrmala |
| Sēlpils | 1621 | around 1705 | Lost its significance after the Great Northern War; modern name – Vecsēlpils |
Sloka  |
1785 | 1959 | Merged with Rīgas Jūrmala and Ķemeri to form Jūrmala |
Straupe  |
1356[1] | Largely destroyed after the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629) |
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