Plungė
Plungė | |
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City | |
Aerial view of Plungė Clock tower of the Plungė Library Liberty Boulevard with the Independence Monument Façade of the Plungė Manor and fountain | |
| Coordinates: 55°55′N 21°51′E / 55.917°N 21.850°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Telšiai County |
| Municipality | Plungė district municipality |
| Eldership | Plungė town eldership |
| Capital of | Plungė district municipality Plungė town eldership Plungė rural eldership |
| First mentioned | 1567 |
| Granted city rights | 1792 |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 17,252 |
| Demonym(s) | Plungian(s) (English), plungiečiai or plungiškiai (Lithuanian) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | plunge |
Plungė (ⓘ; Samogitian: Plongė; Polish: Płungiany) 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.
The city has a crab stick factory which exports to many countries in Europe.