Darbėnai

Darbėnai is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1,461 people. It is located 16 km north of Kretinga. Darbėnai is the capital of Darbėnai eldership.

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Place details

Locality: Darbėnai
Region: Klaipėdos apskritis
Country: Lietuva
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Darbėnai
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Darbenai church.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Darbenai COA.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Lithuania
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: Location in Lithuania
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: 20px Klaipėda County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.area_total_km2: 138.6
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 1203
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +3

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1461
Elevation: 30
Image: Darbenai church.jpg

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History
Origin of the name
Notable people
References

==History== thumb|left|Stone-made monument in Darbėnai Metrika thumb|left|Independence Monument built in 1930 Darbėnai was first mentioned in 1591 but it is thought that the village was established in 1566 during the Wallach reform. According to Simonas Daukantas in 1550 it was still a Palanga forest (Palangos giria). In 1621 Jan Karol Chodkiewicz built the first wooden church in the town. In 1701 the duke of Courland granted the privilege of trade to the town which was confirmed by the king Augustus II the Strong. Since 1730 Darbėnai was started to call a town.