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Kretinga District Municipality

Local name: Kretinga

Located in Klaipėda County, Lithuania Coordinates: 55°53′00″ N 21°15′00″ E

Kretinga District Municipality
Kretinga · Žemaitijos kelias · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
40,147
40.1K
Elevation
26 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
Places inside
6
listed under Kretinga District Municipality
When to go
May–August
See the climate
Airports
PLQ Palanga International Airport14 km
KGD Khrabrovo Airport118 km

About Kretinga District Municipality

Kretinga District Municipality is a district. Location: Klaipėda County, Lithuania. Population: 40,147.

From Wikipedia

Kretinga (Yiddish: קרעטינגע) is a city in Klaipėda County, in north-western Lithuania. It is the capital of the Kretinga District Municipality. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) east of the popular Baltic Sea resort town of Palanga, and about 21 km (13 mi) north of Lithuania's 3rd largest city and principal seaport, Klaipėda. The population was listed as 16,996 in the 2022 census. It is the 6th largest town in the ethnographic region of Samogitia and the 17th largest town in Lithuania.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
kretinga.lt

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Kretinga District Municipality

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Kretinga District Municipality over time

Population of Kretinga District Municipality over time
2012 18,950
2013 18,964
2014 18,816
2015 18,732
2016 18,408
2017 17,787
2018 17,274
2019 16,820
2020 16,583
2021 17,249
2022 17,046
2023 17,207

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kretinga District Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
November (91 mm)
Driest month
February (32 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kretinga District Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°4°9°16°19°21°21°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°2°7°11°13°13°9°5°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)523240383961778588869172

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August

How to get to Kretinga District Municipality

The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 14 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 21 km to the south.

Airports

  • Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 14 kmnorthwest
  • Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 118 kmsouth
  • Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 204 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 21 kmsouth
  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 201 kmsoutheast
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 212 kmnortheast
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 288 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kretinga District Municipality

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 2 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Šventoji River 20 kmNW

25–60 km7 places

  • Papes Ezers Lake 33 kmNW
  • Bartuva River 48 kmN
  • Platelių Ežeras Lake 42 kmNE
  • Zemaitija National Park Natural site 44 kmNE

60–100 km12 places

  • Varduva River 85 kmNE
  • Vadakste River River 84 kmNE
  • Medvėgalio Kalnas Mountain 77 kmSE
  • Šešuvis River 97 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kretinga District Municipality

6 places

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources