Skrunda-1
Skrunda is best known as the town nearest the former Soviet secret city, Skrunda-1, which housed two major radar installations during the cold war period. Skrunda-1 is currently a ghost town, as the last remaining residents abandoned the town in 1998. The Soviet Union, when building secret installations, usually left the name of the settlement off the map and referred to them literally by the name of the nearest town, plus a number (usually a 1).
In February 2010 the town sold to an unknown Russian investor for $3.1 Million. No word yet on what the winning bidder will do with 110-acre (45 hectare) property that is located in western Latvia about 95 miles (150 kilometers) from Riga.
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