Dovilai Explained

Official Name:Dovilai
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Lithuania
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Klaipėda County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1246
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:55.6778°N 21.3556°W

Dovilai (German: Dawillen) is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1,246 people.[1]

Dovilai town has a middle school, kindergarten, culture house, library, church, post office and a Rural tourism homestead. In 1736 a first primary school in Dovilai was opened, which became an eight-year school in 1971 and a middle school in 1986. In 2009 coat of arms of the town was approved.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 census. Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). August 16, 2017.