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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.0772,Lat: 55.9277
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	5:37:36am
Name province/region	Klaipėda
Name Subregion	Palanga

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Parąžė	2.9 km	SouthEast
2 Kiauleikiai	4.4 km	East
3 Vydmantai	4.7 km	EastSouthEast
4 Rūdaičiai	6.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Girkaliai	6.7 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	220 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	298 km	EastSouthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	411 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Palanga lies at the Baltic Sea (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Padvarių tv. (1 km² at a distance of 10.8 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 15.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 70%, low location: 30%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 210 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 5.2 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.7 km2

22.8%

Nature

1.3 km2

2.5%

Agriculture

25.2 km2

49%

Urban area

7.6 km2

14.8%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.7%

Rock-Sand

1 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Palanga in country Lithuania

Palanga at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	73 km	South
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	219 km	NorthEast
3 Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork	Poland	247 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Baltijos juros priekrante	LT	1.4 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Palanga
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	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Palanga

Type of weather in Palanga	clear sky
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	16 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	04:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam