Plateliai

Plateliai

Plateliai (Samogitian: Platelē) is a town in Samogitia, Lithuania. It is situated on the west bank of Lake Plateliai, the largest lake in Samogitia. The town with the population of about 1,100 people is the center of an elderate in Plungė district municipality. It is the administrative center of the Žemaitija National Park. The town is popular resort in Samogitia and attracts many tourists.

The wooden St. Peter and Paul church of Plateliai was built in 1744 by Jan Wojtkiewicz. The Choiseul de Gouffier palace was destroyed at the end of World War II but the 40 hectare park remained.

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* [http://samogitia.mch.mii.lt/LANKYTINOS_VIETOS/gyvenvPL.lt.htm Settlements in Žemaitija National Park]


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