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Liepājas Pētertirgus is a market in Liepaja, Latvia. It is located in the center of Liepaja, Kuršu Street. It sits between Rakstvežu and Siena Street. There are four marquees, two sheds and more than 200 trada placces in the market. In size it is the largest market in Liepaja and second largest in Latvia, right after Riga Central Market.

The reconstruction of central building was completed in the summer of 2016. According to data of 2014, the owners of market are Juris Aizezers, Aloizs Norkus, Atis Sausnītis and Jānis Strautiņš, each owns equal parts in the amount of 25%.

On September 4 year 1910 the market was relocated from Rožu laukuma to current place in Kuršu street. The central marquee was designed by architect Luis Melville, it is built in style of art nouveau and has been included in the list offState protected cultural monuments. The central marquee is build in the place where previously the barracks were, in between three churces - Church of Saint Anne in the East, St. Joseph Cathedral  in the West and synagogue that till World War 2 was located in South from Pētertirgus, but was destroyed in July 1941.

The name of the market is in honor of Dutchy of Courland and Semigallia last duke Peter von Biron (Pēterim Bīronam).