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Palanga
City in Samogitia, Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Palanga (disambiguation).
Palanga (pronunciationⓘ; Samogitian: Palonga; Polish: Połąga; German: Polangen) is a resort city in western Lithuania, on the shore of the Baltic Sea.
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City | |
Top to bottom, left to right: Jono Basanavičiaus Street, Old wooden resort villa, Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Palanga Beach, Palanga Pier | |
Nickname: Vasaros sostinė (Summer Capital) | |
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Coordinates: 55°55′N 21°4′E | |
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Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
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Municipality | Palanga city municipality |
First mentioned | 1161 |
Granted city rights | 1791 |
Elderships | Šventoji eldership |
Area | |
• Total | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 18,132 |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | LT-00001 |
Dialing code | 370 |
Website | palanga |
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Palanga is the busiest and the largest summer resort in Lithuania and has sandy beaches (18 km, 11 miles long and up to 300 metres, 1000 ft wide) and sand dunes.[2][3]
Officially Palanga has the status of a city municipality and includes Šventoji, Nemirseta, Būtingė, Palanga International Airport and other settlements, which are considered as part of the city of Palanga.