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Palanga

Lithuania sea resort, covers area of 10,976 km² plotą, border with Latvia. Has an urban municipality status.
Palanga was mentioned in 1161. During XV–XVII centuries settlement was the main port of Lithuania. City rights received in 1791. During 1819-1921 belonged to Latvia. In 1824 Palanga land was bought by count Tiškevičius, resort was established in 1888. Now it is claimed to be summer capital of Lithuania.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palanga_city_municipality

Recent city comments:

  • Šventoji, Натан, New - York (guest) wrote 10 years ago:
    And there is a small increase in population.
  • Palanga, Натан, New - York (guest) wrote 10 years ago:
    Scanty locality in terms of population.
  • Palanga Civil Registry Office , douglas curson (guest) wrote 13 years ago:
    i am arranging a marriage between myself and a lithuanian lady by the name of Vitalija vitkiene. We need a telephone number to ask for copies of her previous marriage certificate, and also an english translation. Can you please provide this telephone number so that she can speak to someone in her own language. Thankyou.
  • Palanga palace, Jan (guest) wrote 13 years ago:
    Pałac Tyszkiewiczów. Obecnie Muzeum Bursztynu
  • Palanga police department, atte suomalainen (guest) wrote 16 years ago:
    Good and friendly service. Proper english available. For those, who want to cyckle to Klaipeda, there begins a cyckle lane opposite the station, that was´nt informed even though we asked. I think of language barrier, though.
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55°57'59"N   21°5'39"E
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