Ignalina
Ignalina | ||
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Ignalina Location of Ignalina | ||
Coordinates: 55°21′0″N 26°10′0″E / 55.35000°N 26.16667°ECoordinates: 55°21′0″N 26°10′0″E / 55.35000°N 26.16667°E | ||
Country | Lithuania | |
Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
County | Utena County | |
Municipality | Ignalina district municipality | |
Eldership | Ignalina town eldership | |
Capital of |
Ignalina district municipality Ignalina town eldership Ignalina rural eldership | |
First mentioned | 1810 | |
Granted city rights | 1950 | |
Population (2001) | ||
• Total | 6,591 | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Ignalina ( pronunciation ) is a city in eastern Lithuania, famous for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in nearby Visaginas. It is said that Ignalina name got its name from Ignas and Lina, two lovers with quite popular Lithuanian names.
History
Even though there are archeological evidences that people lived in Ignalina area in the Stone Age, Ignalina was mentioned only in 1810. It started to grow only after the Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railway was built in 1866. It is regarded as one of the new industrial cities. However, nowadays it is known more as a tourist destination in the Aukštaitija National Park.
Before World War II Ignalino was part of Second Polish Republic and was situated in the Święciany County of the Wilno Voivodeship. From 1939 Ignalina was capital of Ignalina eldership, In 1950 city become a capital of Ignalina District Municipality in Vilnius County. In 1995 Ignalina District Municipality become a part of Utena County.
Sports
Lithuanian Winter Sports Center is located in Ignalina near Žaliasis (Green) Lake.
Ignalina used to be the main ski jumping venue in Lithuania until the 1970s when this sport was stopped in the country.[1]
References
- ↑ "Šuolininkų nuo tramplino bus daug!" (in Lithuanian). sportas.info. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
External links
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