| Palanga Pier | |
| Locale: | Palanga, Lithuania |
| Official Name: | Palangos tiltas (Lithuanian) |
| Type: | Pleasure Pier |
| Construction: | 1589, 1882, 1998 |
| Length: | 470m (1,540feet) |
| Open: | 1998 (the latest reconstruction) |
| Coordinates: | 55.9203°N 21.0461°W |
Palanga Pier (lt|Palangos tiltas) is a wooden pier to the Baltic Sea located in Palanga, the most popular and biggest summer resort in Lithuania.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In 1589 Grand Duke Sigismund III Vasa granted the right to expand the Port of Palanga to the English people, who built a bridge to the sea, installed a stone jetty and prepared the seabed for the development of maritime transport.[1]
In 1882 supervised the construction of a new Palanga Pier with a length of 380 metres.[1] [2] It was primarily dedicated for exporting bricks, however, during summer time it was used for walks.[1] [3] It had an attic (it|altana) in the beginning of the pier for protecting pedestrians from rain and was connected to a tram line.[1] Since 1892 it was dedicated for the use of pedestrians only and become a popular sea-side destination for walks.[1] [3]
In 1998 the latest reconstruction of the Palanga Pier was completed, and the renewed pier's length become 470 metres.[1] [2]