Laņķenes Mežs
Laņķenes Mežs is a forest in Vaiņodes pagasts, South Kurzeme Municipality. Laņķenes Mežs is situated nearby to the locality Mālkalne, as well as near the village Vaiņode.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vaiņode Air Base.
Vaiņode Air Base
Aerodrome
Vaiņode is a former USSR air base in Latvia, located 31 kilometres south of Skrunda. It was abandoned in 1993. It is only 4 kilometres from the border with Lithuania. Vaiņode Air Base is situated 3 km northeast of Laņķenes Mežs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vaiņode and Vižančiai.
Vaiņode
Village
Vaiņode is a village in Vaiņode Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The village developed around a railway station after 1871 between Liepāja and Mažeikiai. Vaiņode is situated 3 km north of Laņķenes Mežs.
Laņķenes Mežs
- Type: Forest
- Also known as: “Lanka”, “Laņķene”, and “Lankenes Mezs”
- Location: Vaiņodes pagasts, South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.39166° or 56° 23′ 30″ north
Longitude
21.84378° or 21° 50′ 38″ east
Elevation
140 metres (459 feet)
Open location code
9G839RRV+MG
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In Other Languages
“Laņķenes Mežs” goes by many names.
- Latvian: “Laņķenes Mežs”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mālkalne and Juodkaičiai.
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