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The history of Prienai and its surroundings is closely linked to that of the Baltic region.Traces of sporadic human settlement go back to the Neolithic period. [3] However, the vast majority of archeological findings such as tools and antiquity coins date to the Iron Age, when the region of Prienai was inhabited by early Baltic tribes. [4]
These diverse habitats are home to several rare plant and animal species. The human occupancy of the area dataes back to the 4000 BCE. The town of Trakai was first mentioned in the 14th century. Two castles have been built for fortifications; the well-preserved Trakai Island Castle and the Trakai Peninsula Castle.
The flag was officially designated in 1918, and was re-instituted in 1988. Yellow represents the sun, light, and goodness, green symbolizes the beauty of nature, freedom, and hope, and red stands for the land, courage, and the blood spilled for Lithuania.
Tauragė is a conjunction of two Lithuanian words: [7] tauras, which means "aurochs", and ragas which means "horn", hence the city's coat of arms.The city is known as Tauragie in Samogitian, as Tauroggen in German, Taurogi in Polish, Tovrig (טאווריג) in Yiddish, and Taurage (Таураге; historically Tauroggen [Таурогген] or Taurogi [Тауроги]) in Russian.
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest, with a maritime border with Sweden to the west.
Jonava (pronunciation ⓘ) is the ninth largest city in Lithuania with a population of c. 30,000. [2] [3] [4] It is located in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, 30 km (19 mi) north east of Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. [3]
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Arka Monument in Klaipėda. Arka (transl. Arch) is a monument in Klaipėda, Lithuania.Unveiled on 8 August 2003, it commemorates the 85-year anniversary of the Act of Tilsit and the 80-year anniversary of the Klaipėda Revolt.