Palanga

resort town in Lithuania
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Palanga

Summary

Palanga is a resort town[1]. Palanga draws 431 Wikipedia views per month (resort_town category, ranking #6 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • Palanga was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities[3].
  • Palanga is located in Palanga City Municipality[4].
  • Palanga is in the country of Lithuania[5].
  • Palanga is in the country of Soviet Union[6].
  • Palanga is in the country of Russian Empire[7].
  • Palanga's instance of is recorded as resort town[8].
  • Palanga's official language is recorded as Lithuanian[9].
  • Palanga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jūrmala[10].
  • Palanga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergen auf Rügen[11].
  • Palanga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Simrishamn Municipality[12].
  • Palanga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liepāja[13].
  • Palanga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pärnu City[14].
  • Palanga's Commons category is recorded as Palanga[15].
  • Palanga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.916666666666664, 'lon': 21.066666666666666}[16].
  • Palanga's official website is recorded as http://www.palanga.lt[17].
  • Palanga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Palanga[18].
  • Palanga has a population of {'amount': '+15449'}[19].
  • Palanga has a population of {'amount': '+15381'}[20].
  • Palanga has a population of {'amount': '+15664'}[21].
  • Palanga has a population of {'amount': '+16038'}[22].
  • Palanga has a population of {'amount': '+16976'}[23].
  • Palanga has a population of {'amount': '+17619'}[24].
  • Palanga has a population of {'amount': '+17372'}[25].
  • Palanga has a population of {'amount': '+17324'}[26].
  • Palanga has a population of {'amount': '+17222'}[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Lithuania[5], a sovereign state[28], in Lithuania[29], founded in 1990[30]; Soviet Union[6], a federal republic[31], in Soviet Union[32], founded in 1922[33]; and Russian Empire[7], an empire[34], in Russian Empire[35], founded in 1721[36]. Palanga is located in Palanga City Municipality[4].

Physical Characteristics

Palanga covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+79'}[37]. Palanga sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+15449'}[19], {'amount': '+15381'}[20], {'amount': '+15664'}[21], {'amount': '+16038'}[22], {'amount': '+16976'}[23], and {'amount': '+17619'}[24].

Designation and Status

Palanga's instance of is recorded as resort town[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Palanga include Palanga International Airport[39], an international airport[40], in Lithuania[41].

Why It Matters

Palanga draws 431 Wikipedia views per month (resort_town category, ranking #6 of 22).[2] Palanga has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Palanga is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for Palanga include Palanga International Airport[39], an international airport[40], in Lithuania[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . liepaja.lv. liepaja.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . ubc.net. Retrieved . ubc.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . State Data Agency of Lithuania. Retrieved . osp-rs.stat.gov.lt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . State Data Agency of Lithuania. Retrieved . osp-rs.stat.gov.lt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Resident population by city / town at the beginning of the year. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Resident population by city / town at the beginning of the year. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Resident population by city / town at the beginning of the year. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Resident population by city / town at the beginning of the year. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Resident population by city / town at the beginning of the year. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Resident population by city / town at the beginning of the year. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Resident population by city / town at the beginning of the year. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [38] . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Capital of Polangen Volost, Palanga City Municipality
    Described by source Q19230677, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
    Coordinate location {'lat': 55.916666666666664, 'lon': 21.066666666666666}
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