Palanga

Palanga
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
Coat of arms of Palanga
Nickname: 
Vasaros sostinė (Summer Capital)
Map
Interactive map of Palanga
Palanga is located in Lithuania
Palanga
Palanga
Location of Palanga
Palanga is located in Europe
Palanga
Palanga
Palanga (Europe)
Coordinates: 55°55′N 21°4′E / 55.917°N 21.067°E / 55.917; 21.067
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
County Klaipėda County
MunicipalityPalanga city municipality
First mentioned1161
Granted city rights1791
EldershipsŠventoji eldership
Area
 • Total79 km2 (31 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total18,132
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
LT-00001
Dialing code370
Websitepalanga.lt

Palanga (pronunciation; Samogitian: Palonga; Polish: Połąga; German: Polangen) is a resort city in western Lithuania, on the shore of the Baltic Sea.

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.

  1. ^ "GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE" (XLSX). Osp.stat.gov.lt. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Palanga City". Randburg.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  3. ^ "Palanga City in Lithuania". Adventures.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.