Troškūnai

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Troškūnai
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Troškūnai Location of Troškūnai
Coordinates: 55°35′10″N 24°52′10″E / 55.58611, 24.86944
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Utena County
Municipality	Anykščiai district municipality
Capital of
First mentioned	1696
Granted city rights	1956
Population (2007)
- Total	500
- Rank	102nd
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Troškūnai (pronunciation (help·info)) is a city in Lithuania, 14 km west form Anykščiai. Nearby place of birth of Lithuanian lexicographer and writer Konstantinas Sirvydas. The town was established in 1696 by Władysław Sokołowski, who brought there Bernardines, founded a church and a monastery. Recently the buildings were returned to the Bernardine monks, who established the International Centre of Youth there.