Kretinga: facts

At a glance

• Country: Lithuania
• Region: Klaipėda County
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 17,249
• Coordinates: 55.8888° N, 21.2445° E
• Time zone: Europe/Vilnius (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Vilnius: 288 km (179 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Palanga International Airport (PLQ): 13 km (8 mi), straight line
• Khrabrovo Airport (KGD, Russia): 118 km (73 mi), straight line
• Riga International Airport (RIX, Latvia): 203 km (126 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Palanga: 11 km (7 mi)
• Abakai: 13 km (8 mi)
• Klaipeda: 21 km (13 mi)
• Gargzdai: 22 km (14 mi)
• Rucava, Latvia: 31 km (19 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Klaipeda, 21 km (13 mi)