Plungė
Plungė is a city in Lithuania. It has a population of 18,904 people.
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| Coordinates: 55°55′N 21°51′E / 55.917°N 21.850°ECoordinates: 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 (2015) | |
| • Total | 18,904 (16th) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.plunge.lt |
Before World War II, Plungė had a large Jewish population.
Twin towns – Sister cities
Plungė is twinned with:
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Plungė Media
Plungės geležinkelio stotis
Belltower, Plungė, Lithuania
Plungė library
Plungė manor (renewed). Photo taken in 2013.
Stable in the Plungė Manor
Fragment of the Plungė Manor park.
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Monument "Freedom" (1928) destroyed during the Soviet occupation, restored in 1992
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