Plikiai
Plikiai | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Plikiai Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
Plikiai Location of Plikiai | |
| Coordinates: 55°47′20″N 21°16′40″E / 55.78889°N 21.27778°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Klaipėda County |
| Municipality | Klaipėda district municipality |
| Eldership | Kretingalė eldership |
| Capital of | Kretingalė eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 607 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Plikiai is a town in western Lithuania, in the ethnocultural region of Lithuania Minor.
History
In the 1880s, Plikiai had a population of 208, Lithuanian by ethnicity, and Lutheran by confession.[1] A Lutheran parish was founded in 1891 and consisted of 25 villages.[2]
References
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. VIII. Warszawa. 1887. p. 263.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Plikių parapija". Archived from the original on 2007-10-27.