Anykščiai district municipality

Lithuania / Utenos / Anyksciai /
 municipality, invisible, second-level administrative division
Located in northeastern part of Lithuania, covers area of 1765 km². Divided into 10 elderships. Administrative centre - Anykščiai, smaller cities are Kavarskas, Troškūnai.
Municipality lies in Aukštaičiai highlands, 30% of area is covered by forests, mostly by Šimonys Forest. The longest rivers are Šventoji, Anykšta, Nevėžis, Jara. Municipality is famous for Anykščiai regional park were people visit interesting places like Puntukas monument rock, take a ride by train which goes on tiniest rail in Europe. The highest church is located in Anykščiai, city is known for big amount of culture sites. Many lithuanian inteligents were born in Anykščiai surroundings.
www.anyksciai.lt/en/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anykščiai_district_municipality
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Coordinates:   55°32'17"N   25°4'51"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago