Editing Liepāja (section)

=== Symbols ===
[[File:Spoku koks (2).jpg|thumb|"Spoku koks" (Ghost tree), an object dedicated to the Latvian rock group [[Līvi (band)|Līvi]].]]

Liepāja has three officially approved symbols: a [[coat of arms]], a [[flag]] and an [[anthem]]. The coat of arms was adopted four days after the jurisdiction gained [[city rights]] on 18 March 1625,<ref name="siteliepaja"/> and the present version is introduced in 1925;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/wiki/Liep%C4%81ja|title=Liepāja|website=Heraldry of the World|access-date=2023-10-02}}</ref> while the flag was first officially proclaimed in 1938 with the ''Law on the Flag of the City of Liepāja''. The coat of arms of Liepāja is described as: "on a silver background, the lion of [[Courland]] with a divided tail, who leans upon a [[tilia|linden]] ({{langx|lv|Liepa}}) tree with its forelegs". The flag of Liepāja has the coat of arms in the center, with red in the top half and green in the bottom.<ref name="siteliepaja"/> The anthem ''The City where the Wind is Born'' (''Pilsētā, kurā piedzimst vējš'') was approved in 1999 and premiered in the first hour of 2000. [[Imants Kalniņš]] wrote the song "In the City where the Wind is Born" in 1973, dedicating it to Liepāja and the people of Liepāja, with lyrics by [[Māris Čaklais]]. It was first performed by Austra Pumpure, and even then the song gained the status of an unofficial anthem of Liepāja residents. Liepāja also has its own special dish – 'Liepājas menciņi' (smoked, dried [[cod]] with potatoes, onions and [[dill]] in [[Cream|heavy cream]], fried in a ceramic pot), which is based on an ancient recipe from South Courland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://liepaja.travel/edinasana/liepajas-ipasais-ediens-ar-kurzemes-smeki-liepajas-mencini/|title=Liepājas īpašais ēdiens ar Kurzemes smeķi – "Liepājas menciņi"|last=catchsmartsolution.com|first=CatchSmart {{!}}|access-date=2022-08-14|language=lv-LV}}</ref> Dried, smoked or lightly dried codfish was used in the diet of the coastal inhabitants of [[Courland]] – [[Livonians]] and [[Curonians]] – even before the arrival of German settlers in the 13th century.

The use of Liepāja's symbols is regulated by the Binding Regulations adopted by the City Council on 25 February 1999.