Panevežys County
Encyclopedia
Panevėžys County is one of ten counties
in Lithuania
. It is in the north-east of the country, and its capital is Panevėžys
. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Panevėžys County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
Panevėžys County borders with Latvia
, and also with Lithuanian counties of Utena
, Vilnius
, Kaunas
and Šiauliai
.
Counties of Lithuania
The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties , all named after their capitals. The counties are divided into 60 municipalities : 9 city municipalities, 43 district municipalities and 8 municipalities...
in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. It is in the north-east of the country, and its capital is Panevėžys
Panevežys
Panevėžys see also other names, is the fifth largest city in Lithuania. As of 2008, it occupied 50 square kilometers with 113,653 inhabitants. The largest multifunctional arena in Panevėžys is the Cido Arena...
. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Panevėžys County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
History
Historical documents from the 16th century mention Panevėžys as an administrative region.Municipalities
Panevėžys County comprises the following municipalities:- Biržai district municipalityBiržai district municipalityBiržai district municipality Lithuanian municipality, located in northern Lithuania, Aukštaitija ethnographic region, Panevėžys County.The towns of Biržai and Vabalninkas lie within the district. About 64% of its land is agricultural, including a number of organic farms...
- Kupiškis district municipalityKupiškis district municipalityKupiškis district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania....
- Panevėžys city municipality
- Panevėžys district municipalityPanevežys district municipality-References:...
- Pasvalys district municipalityPasvalys district municipalityPasvalys district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania....
- Rokiškis district municipalityRokiškis district municipalityRokiškis district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania....
Geography
Panevėžys county is the fourth largest county in Lithuania:- 202 km² cities and towns;
- 145 km² factories and roads;
- 4822 km² farmland;
- 2109 km² forests;
- 200 km² lakes and streams;
- 406 km² other.
Panevėžys County borders with Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, and also with Lithuanian counties of Utena
Utena County
Utena County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the most sparsely-populated county in Lithuania. The capital and the largest city in the county is Utena, which is located from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania...
, Vilnius
Vilnius County
Vilnius County is the largest of the 10 counties of Lithuania, located in the east of the country around the city Vilnius. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Vilnius County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.-History:Until the Partitions of...
, Kaunas
Kaunas County
Kaunas County is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas...
and Šiauliai
Šiauliai County
Šiauliai County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the north of the country, and its capital is Šiauliai...
.