Darbėnai
Sign in to saveDarbėnai is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1,461 people. It is located 16 km north of Kretinga. Darbėnai is the capital of Darbėnai eldership.
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Place details
- Locality
- Darbėnai
- Region
- Klaipėdos apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Darbėnai
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Darbenai church.jpg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Darbenai COA.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lithuania
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- Location in Lithuania
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 20px Klaipėda County
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 138.6
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Kretinga Municipality
- Population
- +1461
- Elevation
- +30
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Darbenai church.jpg
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Article
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin of the name
- Notable people
- References
Darbėnai is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1,461 people. It is located 16 km north of Kretinga. Darbėnai is the capital of Darbėnai eldership.
==History== thumb|left|Stone-made monument in Darbėnai Metrika thumb|left|Independence Monument built in 1930 Darbėnai was first mentioned in 1591 but it is thought that the village was established in 1566 during the Wallach reform. According to Simonas Daukantas in 1550 it was still a Palanga forest (Palangos giria). In 1621 Jan Karol Chodkiewicz built the first wooden church in the town. In 1701 the duke of Courland granted the privilege of trade to the town which was confirmed by the king Augustus II the Strong. Since 1730 Darbėnai was started to call a town.