Svencelė

Svencelė
Village
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Coordinates: 55°29′38.4″N 21°15′7.2″E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Lithuania Minor
County	Klaipėda County
Municipality	Klaipėda district municipality
Eldership	Priekulė eldership
First mentioned	1509
Population  (2021)
• Total	93
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb

Svencelė is a village in the centre of Klaipėda County in western Lithuania, by the Curonian Lagoon. The village was part of the Klaipėda Region and the ethnographic Lithuania Minor.

History

Svencelė was first mentioned in 1509.[1]

In 1972 the nearby Svencelė oil field began production.[2][3][4]

Demography

Historical population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1871 251 —     1905 392 +1.32% 1910 383 −0.46% 1925 413 +0.50% 1959 195 −2.18% 1970 268 +2.93%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 264 −0.17% 1989 159 −4.94% 2001 152 −0.37% 2011 113 −2.92% 2021 93 −1.93%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References

1. Didžioji dykra – Mažosios Lietuvos lopšys
2. naftos pramonė
3. "Minijos nafta" Vilkyčiuose gręžia naują gręžinį
4. Lotus - APIE MUS - Istorija