Salantai
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Location of Salantai | |||
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Country | Lithuania | ||
Ethnographic region | Samogitia | ||
County | Klaipėda County | ||
Municipality | Kretinga district municipality | ||
Capital of | Salantai rural elderate | ||
First mentioned | 1565 | ||
Granted city rights | 1746 | ||
Population (2005) | |||
- Total | 1,887 | ||
- Rank | 81st | ||
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
- Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Salantai is a city in Lithuania. It is located in Klaipėda county, Kretinga district.
[edit] History
This town is known for two famed rabbis: Rabbi Yisrael Lipkin Salanter and his teacher Rabbi Zundel Salant, who spent most of his life in Salantai.