Plunge
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Plungė is a city in Lithuania
with 23,246 inhabitants. It has a crab stick
factory which exports to many countries in Europe
.
Before World War II
, Plunge had a large Jewish population.
It is thought that the territory in which Plungė is situated was inhabited in 5th–1st centuries BC. After the Treaty of Melno
country seats were started establishing in the forests of Samogitia
. From the 14th century to the middle of the 16th century, Plungė was a part of Gandinga volost as an ordinary settlement. Later, the population of Plungė started to grow faster and surpassed the population of Gandinga. In 1567 Plungė was mentioned as a town.
On January 13, 1792, Plungė granted Magdeburg rights
. From 1806 to 1873 Plungė belonged to Platon Zubov
, and later – to Oginskiai, who built a palace here in 1879.
The coat of arms of Plungė was affirmed by the decree of the President on June 6, 1997.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
with 23,246 inhabitants. It has a crab stick
Crab stick
Crab sticks are a form of kamaboko, a processed seafood made of finely pulverized white fish flesh , shaped and cured to resemble crab leg meat....
factory which exports to many countries in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
Before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Plunge had a large Jewish population.
History
Treaty of Melno
The Treaty of Melno or Treaty of Lake Melno was a peace treaty ending the Gollub War. It was signed on September 27, 1422, between the Teutonic Knights and an alliance of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at Lake Melno , east of Graudenz...
country seats were started establishing in the forests of Samogitia
Samogitia
Samogitia is one of the five ethnographic regions of Lithuania. It is located in northwestern Lithuania. Its largest city is Šiauliai/Šiaulē. The region has a long and distinct cultural history, reflected in the existence of the Samogitian dialect...
. From the 14th century to the middle of the 16th century, Plungė was a part of Gandinga volost as an ordinary settlement. Later, the population of Plungė started to grow faster and surpassed the population of Gandinga. In 1567 Plungė was mentioned as a town.
On January 13, 1792, Plungė granted Magdeburg rights
Magdeburg rights
Magdeburg Rights or Magdeburg Law were a set of German town laws regulating the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted by a local ruler. Modelled and named after the laws of the German city of Magdeburg and developed during many centuries of the Holy Roman Empire, it was...
. From 1806 to 1873 Plungė belonged to Platon Zubov
Platon Zubov
Prince Platon Alexandrovich Zubov was the last of Catherine the Great's favourites and the most powerful man in Russian Empire during the last years of her reign....
, and later – to Oginskiai, who built a palace here in 1879.
The coat of arms of Plungė was affirmed by the decree of the President on June 6, 1997.
Twin cities
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Famous Residents
- Famous Lithuanian composer and artist M. K. Čiurlionis (1875–1911) had lived here at the end of the 19th century
- Bronislovas LubysBronislovas LubysBronislovas Lubys was a Lithuanian entrepreneur, former Prime Minister of Lithuania, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, and businessman....
(1938-2011), entrepreneurEntrepreneurAn entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, former Prime Minister of LithuaniaPrime Minister of LithuaniaThe Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of the executive arm of Lithuania's government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas. The modern office of Prime Minister was established in 1990, although the official title was "Chairperson of the Council of Ministers" until 25...
, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of LithuaniaAct of the Re-Establishment of the State of LithuaniaThe Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania or Act of March 11 was an independence declaration by the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic adopted on March 11, 1990...
, and businessman. - Česlovas Gabalis
- Miss LithuaniaMiss LithuaniaMiss Lithuania is the national beauty contest for unmarried women of Lithuania which is held annually with breaks. Winner represents Lithuania in Miss World.- List of the winners:...
2007 Jurgita JurkutėJurgita JurkuteJurgita Jurkutė is the winner of the Miss Lithuania 2007 beauty contest. Jurgita now is studying in Vilnius University for the Bachelor of Arts on social work. Among her hobbies is football, a famous sport of her family...
(Plungė, 1985) was born here - Lazarus GoldschmidtLazarus GoldschmidtLazarus Goldschmidt was translator of the Babylonian Talmud into German, and the first to translate the entire Babylonian Talmud. His edition appeared from Leipzig 1897 to completion in London 1935.-References:...
(Plungė, 1871-1950), translator of the Talmud. - Historian Zenonas IvinskisZenonas IvinskisZenonas Ivinskis was a noted Lithuanian historian.-Education:...
(Plungė, 1908–1971) was born here - Actor Karolis Dapkus was born here
- Musician Petras Vyšniauskas was born here
- Gediminas Jaunius (Plungė, 1978), TV shows announcer and politician, was born here
- Wanda RutkiewiczWanda RutkiewiczWanda Rutkiewicz was a Polish mountain climber. She was the first woman to successfully summit K2.-Early life:Rutkiewicz was born in Plungė, Lithuania...
(1943–1992), one of the most famous world alpinists, the first female alpinist who had climbed to K2K2K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest...
. - Pranciškus Erelis (1919–2008), physician rheumatologist, habilitated doctor of biomedicine, professor of Vilnius university, writer. 1945 finished gymnasium here.
- Dora Love (née Rabinowitz) (1923 - 2011), teacher, linguist and holocaust survivor was born here.