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Plungė District Municipality

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Country
  
Lithuania

County
  
Telšiai County

Elderships
  
11

Area
  
1,105 km²

Major settlements
  
Plungė, Plateliai

Ethnographic region
  
Samogitia

Capital
  
Plungė

Area rank
  
35th

Area code
  
448

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Points of interest
  
Lake Plateliai, Žemaitija National Park, Plungė Manor, Šaltojo karo muziejus, Siberijos apžvalgos bokštas

Plungė District Municipality (Samogitian: Plongės rajuons) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

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Tourism and pilgrimage

Major tourist attraction is Lake Plateliai and nearby town Plateliai. All year round and especially in summer, this municipality attracts many pilgrims from all over the world to its annual Christian celebrations in Žemaičių Kalvarija.

Municipality council

Plungė District Municipality Council is the governing body of the Plungė District Municipality. it is responsible for municipality laws. The council is composed of 25 member elected for four-year terms.

The council is the member of The Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania.

Mayors

  • 1995 – Antanas Lapukas
  • 1997 – Aleksandras Lukas
  • 2000 – Vytautas Jonutis
  • 2003 – Vigantas Danilavičius
  • 2004 – Algirdas Pečiulis
  • 2007 – Elvyra Valerija Lapukienė
  • Elderships

    There are 11 elderships in Plungė district municipality:

  • Alsėdžiai eldership
  • Babrungas eldership
  • Kuliai eldership
  • Nausodis eldership
  • Paukštakiai eldership
  • Plateliai eldership
  • Plungė City eldership
  • Stalgėnai eldership
  • Šateikiai eldership
  • Žemaičių Kalvarija eldership
  • Žlibinai eldership
  • References

    Plungė District Municipality Wikipedia