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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.846,Lat: 55.9109
Elevation	118 meter above sea level
Local time	16:21:20pm
Name province/region	Telšiai
Name Subregion	Plungė
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Plungė

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Babrungas	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Jovaišiškė	2.5 km	East
3 Pakerai	2.7 km	SouthEast
4 Varkaliai	2.8 km	SouthWest
5 Lieplaukalė	2.9 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	182 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	255 km	EastSouthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	413 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 49 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Gondingos HE tv. (0.9 km² at a distance of 0.8 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 44.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 62 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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 173 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 47 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.6 km2

13.5%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

52.1 km2

66.4%

Urban area

13.2 km2

16.8%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Plungė in country Lithuania

Plungė at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	90 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	181 km	NorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	221 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gandingos apylinkes	LT	4.3 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Plungė
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Plungė

Type of weather in Plungė	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.49 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	04:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:06 Europe/Amsterdam