Facts About Marijampolė
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Marijampolė is the seventh-largest city in Lithuania.
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The city covers an area equal to 205.07 square kilometres.
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The city has also been known as Marijampolis, Mariampol, Starapole, Pašešupiai, Marjampol, Mariyampole, and Kapsukas.
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The settlement was founded as a village called “Pašešupė”, after the nearby river of Šešupė. As such the town was first mentioned in 1667.
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The Population of Marijampolė is 34,975, as of 2017.
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Marijampolė is a cultural and industrial city and the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania.
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Marijampolė is twinned with Bergisch Gladbach, Germany; Chernyakhovsk, Russia; Kokkola, Finland; Kvam, Norway; Lesja, Norway; Mayo County, Ireland; Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland; Reșița, Romania; Rogozno, Poland; Soligorsk, Belarus; Suwałki, Poland; Valga, Estonia; Valka, Latvia & Viborg, Denmark.
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The Šešupė River divides the city into two parts which are connected by six bridges.