Minija
Located in Šilutė District Municipality, Klaipėda County Coordinates: 55°20′50″ N 21°17′32″ E
- Elevation
- -4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- KGD Khrabrovo Airport67 km
- PLQ Palanga International Airport71 km
About Minija
Minija is a river. Location: Šilutė District Municipality, Klaipėda County.
The Minija is a river in western Lithuania and a right tributary to the Nemunas. It is 202 km (126 mi) long. It begins from small Lake Didovas, and hydrographically from lake Sydeklis, 14 km south of Telšiai. The rivulet that flows out of Sydeklis here is called Mava, in between Lake Ilgis and Lake Pluotinalis - Kliurkė and only after Lake Didovo it gets the Minija name. It flows through Lakes Ilgis, Pluotinalis, Didovas, and Gargždai, Priekulė towns before reaching the Atmata distributary of the Nemunas delta.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Length
- 202 km
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Minija
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Ežeras Krokų Lanka Emka1 · Public domain -
Neman River Ziko van Dijk · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Minija
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 90 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- September (90 mm)
- Driest month
- February (35 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 0° | 0° | 4° | 10° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 6° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | -2° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 35 | 40 | 38 | 43 | 63 | 81 | 85 | 90 | 85 | 90 | 70 |
How to get to Minija
The nearest airport is Khrabrovo Airport (KGD), 67 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 41 km to the north.
Airports
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 67 kmsouthwest
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 71 kmnorth
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 183 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 41 kmnorth
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 174 kmeast
- Riga Population: 742.6K 249 kmnortheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 265 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Minija
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 2 natural sites, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Neman River River 8 kmSE
- Nida Lighthouse Landmark 19 kmW
- Ežeras Krokų Lanka Lake 4 kmNE
60–100 km9 places
- Papes Ezers Lake 92 kmN
- Platelių Ežeras Lake 85 kmNE
- Zemaitija National Park Natural site 86 kmNE
- Mituva River 98 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Minija Village, Šilutė District Municipality1.7 km N -
Rusnė Village, Šilutė District Municipality7.4 km SE -
Šilutė Town, Šilutė District Municipality12 km E
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Kintai Village, Šilutė District Municipality8.2 km N -
Pervalka Village, Neringa Municipality14 km NW -
Preila Village, Neringa Municipality15 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ežeras Krokų Lanka Lake, Šilutė District Municipality3.5 km NE
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Neman River River, Lithuania7.6 km SE
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Nida Lighthouse Landmark, Klaipėda County19 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources