There are 8 countries with their names that begin with ‘E’. Ethiopia has the largest population out of all countries with the letter “E” and Eswatini has the lowest population. Out of the eight countries that begin with the Letter E, four are located in Africa, One in Asia, One in Europe, and one each […]
Facts About Kretinga Kretinga is the 6th largest town in the ethnographic region of Samogitia and the 17th largest town in Lithuania. Kretinga is a town in Klaipėda County, Lithuania and is the capital of the Kretinga district municipality. Kretinga is one of the oldest known towns in Lithuania. It was first mentioned in 1253 […]
Facts About Plungė On January 13, 1792, Plungė was granted Magdeburg rights. Origin of the name Plungė is not clear enough. The most persuasive theory is that the name of the city is issued from the name of river Paplunga which flowed through the city. Plungė is twinned with:Bjerkreim, Norway; Boxholm, Sweden; Bruntál, Czech Republic; […]
Panemunės pilis Facts Panemunė Castle is a castle on the right bank of the Nemunas River, in Vytėnai, Jurbarkas district, Lithuania. The initial hill fort of the Teutonic Knights, erected in 1343 was replaced by a castle built in 1604-1610 by a noble Hungarian descent Janusz Eperjesz. The name “Panemunė“, arose from the former Panemunė […]
Facts About Gates of Dawn The landmark is mentioned in a poem of Maksim Bahdanovich Pahonia (1913) and its emblem Pahonia, as well as in Pan Tadeusz. In the 16th-century city gates often contained religious artefacts intended to guard the city from attacks and to bless travellers. On 4 September 1993 Pope John Paul II […]
Bernardine Park Facts Until the 14th century, in the territory of Bernardine garden there was a Lithuanian pagan saint oaks wood. In 1864 the Russian tsar government closed the Bernardine garden, but about twenty years later the townspeople recovered this garden. It was reconstructed according to A. V. Strauss and Jakub Jasiński project. In 2013, […]
Facts About Medininkai Castle Medininkai Castle is a medieval castle in Vilnius district, Lithuania, was built in the first half of the 14th century. The defensive perimeter of the castle was 6.5 hectares; it is the largest enclosure type castle in Lithuania. The rectangular castle’s yard covered approximately 1.8 hectares and was protected by walls […]
Facts About Telšiai Telšiai is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania, probably dating earlier than the 14th century. Telšiai became a district capital and between 1795 and 1802 it was included in the Vilnius Governorate. In 1873, Telšiai was transferred to the Kovno Governorate. The name of Telšiai has been recorded in different forms […]
Facts About Ukmergė The city took its original name Vilkmergė from the Vilkmergėlė River, which was initially called Vilkmergė and assumed a diminutive form after the growth of the settlement. Ukmergė was first mentioned in 1225, and named as a settlement in 1333. Ukmergė is twinned with Ashmyany, Belarus; Bad Langensalza, Germany; Cologno al Serio, […]
Facts About Visaginas Visaginas is the centre of Lithuania’s youngest municipality, located on the north-eastern edge of the country. The surroundings of Visaginas were inhabited by the Selonians. Historical annals first mention the location in 1526. The settlement was founded in 1975 as Sniečkus, a town for workers at the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant on […]