Stonaičiai | |
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Stonaičiai | |
Coordinates: 55°32′6″N21°29′9.6″E / 55.53500°N 21.486000°E Coordinates: 55°32′6″N21°29′9.6″E / 55.53500°N 21.486000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Ethnographic region | Lithuania Minor |
County | ![]() |
Municipality | Šilutė district municipality |
Eldership | Saugos eldership |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 4 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
Stonaičiai is a village in the south of the Klaipėda County in western Lithuania. The village was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor.
In 1972 the nearby Diegliai oil field was discovered and in 1999 started the production. [1] [2] [3]
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Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 |
Transport in Lithuania relies mainly on road and rail networks.
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