Plungė

Article summary

Plungė ( ; Samogitian: Plongė; ) is a city in Lithuania with 17,252 inhabitants as of 2023. Plunge is the capital of the Plungė District Municipality, which has 33,251 inhabitants as of 2022. Two parts of the city are separated by the with two bridges crossing over it. Plungė is known for Plungė Manor and its park, where the Samogitian Art Museum is located. In the Oginskiai manor park stands the Perkūnas oak natural monument. The of Plungė was created in 1905 and attracts visitors. In the center of Plungė stands a monument for the 10th anniversary of regaining the independence of Lithuania and a sculpture of Saint Florian built by the Lithuanian book carrier Kazys Barzdys. The city has a crab stick factory which exports to many countries in Europe.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. population: 17,252 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 33,251 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the population is "17,252 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the population is "33,251 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
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6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377381078