Klaipėda County
Šilutė District Municipality
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Minija

Minija or Mingė is a small fishermen's village in , on river, and is part of Nemunas Delta Regional Park. This village is unique in Lithuania as the main "road" is the river.
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  • Type: Village with 25 residents
  • Description: farm village in Lithuania
  • Also known as: “Mingė” and “Miniya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uostadvaris Lighthouse and Krokų lanka Watchtower.

Photo: Lazdynas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lighthouse located 12 kilometres north of , in . The lighthouse is located on southern side of the Atmata River, one of the mouths of the Nemunas Delta, on the coast of the .

Wildlife hide
Photo: Fry72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a wildlife hide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bložiai and Stankiškiai.

Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Minija.

Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Minija.

Village
Photo: Lazdynas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Minija.

Minija

Latitude
55.36262° or 55° 21′ 45″ north
Longitude
21.28277° or 21° 16′ 58″ east
Population
25
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Open location code
9G73977M+24
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1159662524
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
596930
Wiki­data ID
Q3491464
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Samogitian—“Minija” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Minija”
  • Czech: “Litevské Benátky”
  • Czech: “Mingė”
  • Czech: “Minija”
  • Dutch: “Minge”
  • Dutch: “Mingė”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مينجى”
  • German: “Minija (Dorf)”
  • German: “Minija”
  • Lithuanian: “Minė”
  • Lithuanian: “Mingė”
  • Lithuanian: “Minija”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Minija (kaimas)”
  • Samogitian: “Minėjė”
  • “Minėjė”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Minija”. Photo: Lazdynas, CC BY-SA 3.0.