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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vaiņode Air Base.
Vaiņode Air Base
Aerodrome
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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
Vižančiai
Village
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Vižančiai is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Laņķenes Mežs.
Visgaudžiai
Village
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Visgaudžiai is a village, which is situated 9 km southeast 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″ northLongitude
21.84378° or 21° 50′ 38″ eastElevation
140 metres (459 feet)Open location code
9G839RRV+MGGeoNames ID
458291
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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.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lanku Pilskalns and Vecpakuļu Mežs.
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