Complete the sentence about Liepāja with the correct year: The Lettish name Liepāja was mentioned for the first time in ______ by Paul Einhorn in his work Historia Lettica.
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Correct answer: C. 1649
The Latvian name Liepāja is first recorded in 1649 by Paul Einhorn in his work Historia Lettica. The Germans called it Libau.
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