Plungė
Sign in to savePlungė (; Samogitian: Plongė; ) is a city in Lithuania with 17,252 inhabitants. Plunge is the capital of the Plungė District Municipality which has 33,251 inhabitants (2022). Two parts of the city are separated by the Babrungas River and two bridges are built over it.
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Place details
- Locality
- Plungė
- Region
- Telšių apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 18,904
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
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Key facts
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- Plungė
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- City
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- Lithuania
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- Location of Plungė
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- Country
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- Ethnographic region
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- Samogitia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Plungė
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Plungė District Municipality
- Population
- +17543
- Area
- +30
- Elevation
- +106
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- Capital of
- Plungė District Municipality
- Official website
- www.plunge.lt
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Plungė (; Samogitian: Plongė; ) is a city in Lithuania with 17,252 inhabitants. Plunge is the capital of the Plungė District Municipality which has 33,251 inhabitants (2022). Two parts of the city are separated by the Babrungas River and two bridges are built over it.
Plungė is known for Plungė Manor and its park, where the Samogitian Art Museum is located. In the Oginskiai manor park stands the Perkūnas oak natural monument. The Lourdes grotto of Plungė was created in 1905 and attracts visitors. In the center of Plungė stands a monument for the 10th anniversary of regaining the independence of Lithuania and a sculpture of Saint Florian built by the Lithuanian book carrier Kazys Barzdys.