Salantai
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| Salantai | |||
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 Salantai
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| Coordinates: 56°4′0″N 21°34′0″E / 56.066667°N 21.566667°ECoordinates: 56°4′0″N 21°34′0″E / 56.066667°N 21.566667°E | |||
| Country |  Lithuania |
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| Ethnographic region | Samogitia | ||
| County |  Klaipėda County |
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| Municipality | Kretinga district municipality | ||
| Eldership | Salantai eldership | ||
| Capital of | Salantai eldership | ||
| First mentioned | 1565 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1746 | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 1,887 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Salantai (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a small city in Lithuania. It is located in the Klaipėda County, Kretinga district.
[edit] History
This town is known for two famed rabbis: Rabbi Yisrael Lipkin Salanter and his teacher Rabbi Zundel Salant, who spent most of his life in Salantai.
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