Country Area 15.1 km2 Mayor Alvydas Katinas | Population 27,484 | |
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University Utena University of Applied Sciences Capital Utena district municipality | ||
Map of Utena
Utena () is a city in north-east Lithuania. It is the administrative center of Utena district and Utena County. Utena is one of the oldest settlements of Lithuania. The name of the city is most probably derived from a hydronym. The name of the settlement has been known since 1261.
Contents
- Map of Utena
- Deluge utena amv to evanescences going under
- 4k utenos porter utenos porteris utenos baltic beverages holding lithuanian craft beer review
- Geography
- Districts
- Parks and Gardens
- History
- Sport
- International cooperation
- Utena dance full
- References
Utena is an industrial city. It is known for its clothing, food and beverage factories. In recent years, however, streets, public squares and large areas of the parks in the city were reconstructed and Utena is now a more attractive for recreation and tourism. In 2007, Utena won a Silver Award in category B (towns with a population 10,001 - 50,000) of the International Awards for Liveable Communities, held in London.
The anniversary of Utena City used to be held on the last weekend of September each year. However, since 2013 the anniversary has been moved to the first weekend of September to take advantage of better weather conditions.
Deluge utena amv to evanescences going under
4k utenos porter utenos porteris utenos baltic beverages holding lithuanian craft beer review
Geography
Utena is located in northeastern Lithuania. The city covers 15,1 km² and is the 8th largest city by size in Lithuania. Four rivers cross the city territory: Vyžuona, Krašuona, Vieša and Utenėlė. There are also two lakes in Utena, Dauniškis and Vyžuonaitis.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Lithuania occurred in Utena (-42,9 °C in 1956-02-01).
Districts
The city is divided into 10 districts:
Parks and Gardens
History
Utena was first mentioned in historical documents dating back to 1261. It was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania until 1795, when it fell under Czarist Russian rule. From 1802 it belonged to the Vilna Governorate until 1843 when it became a part of the Kovno Governorate. The town grew rapidly after the St.Petersburg-Warsaw road was constructed between 1830 and 1835. In 1899 a narrow gauge railway line, connecting Panevėžys-Utena-Švenčionys, was constructed. At the end of the 19th century two big fires devastated the town.
Germany occupied Utena from 1915-1918, until the Soviet Bolsheviks took over. In June 1919, Utena became a district center in independent Lithuania.
Utena, known as the shtetl Utyan in Yiddish, historically had a Jewish population. In 1941, approximately 2,000 Jews were rounded up in the town, which was then under the Nazi occupation and shot in the Rašė Forest about 2 km to the north.
Sport
FK Utenis Utena plays in A Lyga and BC Juventus plays in LKL.
International cooperation
Agreements on cooperation have been signed with 6 cities: