Panevėžys
Panevėžys is a city in the north of Lithuania. It is the fifth-largest city. The city is 50 km².[2]
City municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 55°44′N 24°21′E / 55.733°N 24.350°ECoordinates: 55°44′N 24°21′E / 55.733°N 24.350°E | |
| Country | 22x20px Lithuania |
| County | 20px Panevėžys County |
| Municipality | Panevėžys city municipality |
| First mentioned | 1503 |
| Granted city rights | 1837 |
| Area | |
| • City municipality | 50.1 km2 (19.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City municipality | 85,885 |
| • Density | 1,714.3/km2 (4,440/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 124,412[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 35xxx |
| Website | www |
History
Panevėžys was first mentioned in a document, that was written in 1503, September 7th. In the document, the Grand Duke of Lithuania and the King of Poland gifted some land to a parson from Ramygala. In exchange for the land, the parson had to build a church in the land to fight paganism. A small wooden church was built here.[3][4]
In 1940, June 5th, the city was taken over by the Soviet Union.[2]
Panevėžys Media
- Coat of arms of the City of Panevėžys, 1969.jpg
Coat of arms of Panevėžys city, used in 1969–1993
- Goraj Miracle of Saint Simeon Stylites (detail).jpg
Grand Duke Alexander Jagiellon, founder of Panevėžys in 1503
- Panevėžys and Ramygala, depicted in a 1573 map by Joannes Portantius.jpg
Panevėžys, marked in a 1573 map
- Present-day Independence Square in Panevėžys during the Russian Empire occupation period.jpg
Imperial Russian Army soldiers in the present-day Independence Square
- Vilkmergės (now Ukmergės) Street in Panevėžys, Lithuania in the early 20th century.jpg
Panevėžys in the early 20th century
- Parade of the Lithuanian Army soldiers in front of the Panevėžys Cathedral, 1930.jpg
Parade of the Lithuanian Army troops in front of the Cathedral of Christ the King, 1930
- Military vehicles in Liberty Square, Panevėžys, Lithuania during the World War II.jpg
Military vehicles in Freedom Square during the World War II
- Oldest house in Panevezys.jpg
The former archive of the Upytė County Court is the oldest known house in Panevėžys, built in 1614
- BZN Svc Trejybes curch.JPG
Church of the Holy Trinity which was turned into an Eastern Orthodox church following the suppression of the Uprising of 1831
References
- ↑ http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=urb_lpop1&lang=en
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Panevėžys". www.vle.lt (in lietuvių). Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ↑ "Istorija". www.panevezys.lt (in lietuvių). Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ↑ "Panevėžio istorija". www.vle.lt (in lietuvių). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
