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Plinkaigalis

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Plinkaigalis

Total population

319

Air quality index

28Good
Coordinates55.41°, 23.66°

Demographic figures from Statistics Lithuania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Plinkaigalis is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 319 people. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Krakės, along the Krakės-Betygala road, on the right bank of the Šušvė river, on the shore of the Plinkaigalis Lake.

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History & geography

History

Plinkaigalis village is known since 1595. In 1632 eleven families lived here and six in 1662. During the 18th century the village once had been deserted but later repopulated as the Krakės manor settlement. During the Soviet era it was a kolkhoz center.

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Geography

Latitude
55.4126
Longitude
23.6620
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
28
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
42
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,332
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    14
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    13
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    13
  • Daisy
    Bellis perennis L. · Magnoliopsida
    12
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    12
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    11
  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9
  • Common Chiffchaff
    Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    9

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Nijolė Naujokienė
Lithuanian politician
Alfonsas Armalas
Alfonsas Armalas
A
Algimantas Laurinavičius
A
Antanas Dulinskas
F
Feliksas Žemulis
M
Mikalojus Katkus
M
Motiejus Petrauskas
P
Petras Kaltenis
V
Vincentas Kuprys
Lithuanian opera singer
A
Algirdas Dulkinas
A
Alvydas Kanapinskas
J
Jonas Gylys
J
Jonas Kapačiauskas
J
Jonas Macevičius
politician
K
Kęstutis Kaltenis
M
Mykolas Kuprevičius

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.94
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,071

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
11
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API