Krakiai

Krakiai
Village
Krakiai

Location of Krakiai

Coordinates: 56°17′N 22°24′E / 56.283°N 22.400°E / 56.283; 22.400Coordinates: 56°17′N 22°24′E / 56.283°N 22.400°E / 56.283; 22.400
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Samogitia
County Telšiai County
Municipality Mažeikiai district municipality
Eldership Mažeikiai rural eldership
First mentioned 1661
Population (2001)
  Total 642
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Krakiai (Samogitian: Krakē), a village on Venta River in Northeastern Lithuania, Mažeikiai district municipality. It is 6 km to the southeast of Mažeikiai. In historical documents Krakiai was first mentioned in 1661.

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