Country Lithuania County Vilnius County Established 1961 Founded 1961 Local time Thursday 12:40 AM Team SC Energija | Ethnographic region Aukštaitija Eldership Elektrėnai Eldership Area 21 km² Population 13,664 (2010) Municipality Elektrėnai Municipality | |
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Capital of Elektrėnai Municipality
Elektrėnai Eldership Weather 0°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Elektrėnai ( pronunciation ) is a city of about 14,000 inhabitants in Lithuania; since 2000 it has been the capital of the Elektrėnai Municipality. It is situated between the two largest cities in Lithuania – Vilnius and Kaunas.
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Map of Elektr%C4%97nai, Lithuania
History
Elektrėnai is one of the newest towns of Lithuania, having been established during the Soviet times as the living space for workers of the nearby power plant. The name of the new town was derived from word "elektrinė" (English: electric plant). Most of the buildings in Elektrėnai are large monolith housing projects built during the Soviet times and there are no historical buildings. The town, however, is close to Elektrėnai Reservoir, an artificial lake that was created in order to cool down the Elektrėnai Power Plant. The water is several degrees warmer than water at the other nearby lakes.
Retail
There are a supermarkets (Norfa XXL, Maxima XX, Iki also 1 discounter (IKI Cento) in Elektrėnai.
Ice hockey
Elektrėnai is well known for its ice hockey tradition. For a rather long period of time Elektrėnai was the only city in Lithuania with a well-equipped skating rink. Two National Hockey League players – Darius Kasparaitis and Dainius Zubrus – were born in the town and trained by Aleksey Nikiforov, a famous coach who currently resides in Long Island. Its local ice hockey team, Energija, play in the Latvian league. Inhabitants of Elektrėnai make up a considerable part of the national ice hockey team.