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Birštonas (pronunciation ⓘ, German: Birschtannen) is a balneological resort and a spa town in Lithuania situated 30 km (19 mi) south of Kaunas on the right bank of the Nemunas River. Birštonas received its city rights 1529 and was appointed a city in 1966. The city is the administrative centre of the Birštonas municipality.
In the 20th century, cities grew next to big industrial centers, for example Visaginas, Elektrėnai and Naujoji Akmenė. Five cities (Birštonas, Druskininkai, Neringa, Palanga and Anykščiai) have a special resort status. Of over 100 cities, only 14 have populations of over 20,000. Cities are quite evenly spread out through the territory of ...
Twin towns of Raseiniai Map of Lithuania. This is a list of municipalities in Lithuania which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
Dzūkija is situated in southeastern Lithuania, and consists of Alytus County and southern Vilnius County. Historically, it extended into what is now northeastern Poland (Podlaskie Voivodeship) and northwestern Belarus (Grodno Region). Large parts of Dzūkija have light sandy soil, unsuited for agriculture.
Battle of Jieznas. The Battle of Jieznas (Lithuanian: Jiezno kautynės; 10–13 February 1919) was one of the first battles of the recreated Lithuanian Army against the Red Army near Jieznas during the Lithuanian Wars of Independence. [1][2] This Lithuanian victory contributed significantly to an increase in Lithuanian morale. [1]
Which are or have been represented within Lithuanian territory. Cities. Lithuanian Polish Russian ... Birštonas: Birsztany: Бирштаны/ Birštany:
This map shows counties as well as municipalities. Eight city municipalities and two municipalities are marked by numbers: 1 – Vilnius City Municipality 2 – Kaunas City Municipality 3 – Klaipėda City Municipality. 4 – Panevėžys City Municipality 5 – Šiauliai City Municipality 6 – Alytus City Municipality. 7 – Birštonas ...
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