At the beginning of the 19th century, near the ruins of the former Order Castle, the Skrunda Manor House was built in the classic style.

During the Soviet era there was the Aizpute peat factory, geological and hydrogeological expedition, PMK section, workshops for utility services, "Skrunda" fisheries, and the reloading base of the woodcutting plant "Volcano".

Pursuant to an agreement between the Republic of Latvia and the Russian Federation, the other radar stations suspended operations on August 31, 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).

[4] The property then was purchased by Skrunda municipality for €12,000, which in early 2016 started selling tickets for €4 to visit the ghost town.

[5] However, failing to generate interest from investors, the municipality gave tenure of the property to the Ministry of Defense, which as of 2016 planned to use it for military exercises.