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Zarasai
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| Country | Lithuania | ||
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | ||
| County | Utena County | ||
| Municipality | Zarasai district municipality | ||
| Eldership | Zarasai city eldership | ||
| Capital of | Zarasai district municipality Zarasai city eldership Zarasai rural eldership |
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| First mentioned | 1506 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1843 | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 8,001 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | http://www.zarasai.lt | ||
Zarasai (, Polish: Jeziorosy) is a city in northeastern Lithuania, surrounded by many lakes and rivers: to the southwest of the city is Zarasas, north – Zarasaitis, southeast – Baltas, and east – Griežtas. Zarasaitis and Griežtas are connected by Laukesa rivulet.
In Yiddish, the town is known as Ezhereni, which is taken from the Lithuanian word for lakes. During the 19th century, in the Russian Empire, the town was named Novoalexandrovsk in honor of the Tsar Alexander I's son Alexander. Zarasai is also known place for highest temperature in Lithuania of 37.5 °C.
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