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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.2338,Lat: 55.884
Elevation	27 meter above sea level
Local time	7:28:36am
Name province/region	Klaipėda
Name Subregion	Kretinga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Kretinga

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kluonaliai	2.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Kretingsodis	2.4 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Padvariai	2.6 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Dupulčiai	3.8 km	East
5 Pryšmančiai	4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	214 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	287 km	EastSouthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	406 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 11 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Padvarių tv. (1 km² at a distance of 3.2 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 21.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 93%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 204 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 13 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.3 km2

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

58.1 km2

74.1%

Urban area

11.2 km2

14.2%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kretinga in country Lithuania

Kretinga at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	70 km	South
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	214 km	NorthEast
3 Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork	Poland	249 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kraštines miškas	LT	7.4 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Kretinga
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kretinga

Type of weather in Kretinga	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	16 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	04:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam