Alkai
Alkai is a village in Žemaičių Kalvarijos sen., Plungė District Municipality, Telšiai County. Alkai is situated nearby to the village Platakiai, as well as near Vilkai.- Type: Village
- Description: village in Žemaičių Kalvarija eldership, Lithuania
- Also known as: “Alkay”, “Alkų”, and “Olki”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plokštinė missile base and Paplatelė Trail Watchtower.
Plokštinė missile base
Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plokštinė missile base was an underground base of the Soviet Union. It was built near Plokščiai village, 13 kilometres north of Plungė, in the sparsely populated Plokštinė forest near Plateliai Lake, Samogitia, Lithuania. Plokštinė missile base is situated 3 km southwest of Alkai.
Paplatelė Trail Watchtower
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Fry72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paplatelė Trail Watchtower is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3 km west of Alkai.
Sorai chapel
Church
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sorai chapel is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Alkai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Platakiai and Virkšai.
Virkšai
Village
Photo: Algėrds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Virkšai is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Alkai.
Gegrėnai
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gegrėnai is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Alkai.
Alkai
- Category: locality
- Location: Žemaičių Kalvarijos sen., Plungė District Municipality, Telšiai County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.04383° or 56° 2′ 38″ northLongitude
21.94076° or 21° 56′ 27″ eastElevation
170 metres (558 feet)Open location code
9G832WVR+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2469284650OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Samogitian—“Alkai” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Alkai”
- Lithuanian: “Alkai”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Alkai (Plungė)”
- Samogitian: “Alkā (Plongė)”
- “Alkā”
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