Vydmantai is a village in Kretinga district municipality, in Klaipėda County, in western Lithuania. According to the Lithuanian census of 2021, the village had a population of 1627 people.[2]

Vydmantai
Village
Vydmantai gymnasium
Vydmantai gymnasium
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
County Klaipėda County
MunicipalityKretinga district municipality
EldershipVydmantai eldership [lt]
Population
 (2021[1])
 • Total1,627
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

In 1978, a village of Virkštininkai was incorporated into Vydmantai.[3]

Vydmantai village is located c. 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Palanga, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Kretinga, 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Klaipėda.

References

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  1. ^ "GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE" (XLSX). Osp.stat.gov.lt. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ Gyventojai gyvenamosiose vietovėse: Lietuvos Respublikos 2021 metų gyventojų surašymo rezultatai (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2021. p. 54. ISBN 978-9986-589-83-9.
  3. ^ Vydmantai, Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia