Kretingalė

Kretingalė (German: Deutsch Crottingen) is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 936 people.[1] It is located 14 km northeast of Klaipėda and 7 km southwest of Kretinga.

Kretingalė
Town
Coat of arms
Kretingalė
Coordinates: 55°50′10″N 21°11′10″E
Country Lithuania
County Klaipėda County
Population
 (2011)
 • Total936
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Since the Treaty of Melno in 1422, the town was located on the border between the State of the Teutonic Order and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and their respective successors, including between the German Empire and the Russian Empire for around 500 years. It is located in the historic region of Prussian Lithuania which was part of East Prussia.

After World War I according to the Treaty of Versailles in 1920, it was ceded by Germany as part of the Memelland and in 1923, it was annexed by Lithuania, to which it has belonged since, except for 1939-1945 when it was part of Nazi Germany.

References
  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 15, 2017.


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