Palanga City Municipality

Palanga City Municipality
Palangos miesto savivaldybė
City municipality

Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Vasaros sostinė (Summer Capital)
Palanga City Municipality
Location of Palanga
Coordinates: 55°55′N 21°4′E / 55.917°N 21.067°E / 55.917; 21.067Coordinates: 55°55′N 21°4′E / 55.917°N 21.067°E / 55.917; 21.067
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Samogitia
County Klaipėda County
First mentioned 1161
Granted city rights 1791
Elderships Šventoji eldership
Area
  Total 10.976 km2 (4.238 sq mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Population (2017)
  Total 15,474
  Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code LT-00001
Dialing code 370
Website http://www.palanga.lt

Palanga City Municipality is a city municipality of Lithuania, located in the west of the country, near the Baltic sea. It includes Šventoji, Nemirseta, Būtingė and other settlements. It is located in Klaipėda County, which is no longer an administrative entity, but only used for statistics.

History

Since 1970 most of Šventoji surroundings added to Palanga municipality. Municipality in current form created in 1995.

Elderships

A single eldership within municipality – Šventoji eldership, located in Šventoji, 14 km north of Palanga.

Settlements

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