Plungė

Plungė (; Samogitian: Plongė; Polish: Płungiany) is a city in Lithuania with 17,252 inhabitants as of 2023. Plunge is the capital of the Plungė District Municipality, which has 33,251 inhabitants as of 2022. Two parts of the city are separated by the Babrungas River with two bridges crossing over it. Plungė is known for Plungė Manor and its park, where the Samogitian Art Museum is located. In the Oginskiai manor park stands the Perkūnas oak natural monument. The Plungė lourdes grotto of Plungė was created in 1905 and attracts visitors. In the center of Plungė stands a monument for the 10th anniversary of regaining the independence of Lithuania and a sculpture of Saint Florian built by the Lithuanian book carrier Kazys Barzdys. The city has a crab stick factory which exports to many countries in Europe.