Palanga City Municipality
Palanga City Municipality
Palangos miesto savivaldybė | |
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City municipality | |
The Tiškevičiai Palace houses the Amber Museum | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Vasaros sostinė (Summer Capital) | |
Palanga City Municipality Location of Palanga | |
| Coordinates: 55°55′N 21°4′E / 55.917°N 21.067°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Klaipėda County |
| First mentioned | 1161 |
| Granted city rights | 1791 |
| Elderships | Šventoji eldership |
| Area | |
• Total | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 15,474 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/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.