Salantai
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| Coordinates : | 56 ° 3 ' N , 21 ° 34' E | ||
| Height : | 66 m | ||
| Area (place) : | 2.18 km² | ||
| Inhabitants (place) : | 1,397 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 641 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Postal code : | LT-97035 | ||
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Assumption Church Salantai
Salantai (German, outdated: Gränishof ) is a small town in the northeast of the Rajongemeinde Kretinga in Lithuania . The Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin in Salantai 'was built from 1906 to 1911 by Karl Eduard Strandmann in neo-Gothic style .
Personalities associated with Salantai
- Israel Salanter (1810–1883), founder of the Mussar movement
- Naftali Amsterdam (1832–1916), Orthodox rabbi and one of the leaders of the Mussar movement
Web links
Commons : Salantai - collection of images, videos and audio files
