Anykščiai
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| Coordinates: 55°32′N 25°6′E / 55.533°N 25.1°ECoordinates: 55°32′N 25°6′E / 55.533°N 25.1°E | |||
| Country |  Lithuania |
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| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | ||
| County | Utena County | ||
| Municipality | Anykščiai district municipality | ||
| Eldership | Anykščiai eldership | ||
| Capital of | Anykščiai district municipality Anykščiai eldership |
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| First mentioned | 1440 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1516 | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| - Total | 11,958 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Anykščiai (
pronunciation (help·info)) (Yiddish: אַניקשט) is a ski resort town in Lithuania, 20 miles west of Utena.[1] The Roman Catholic Church of St. Matthias in Anykščiai is the tallest church in Lithuania, with spires measuring 79 meters in height.
The city has a football club FK Anykščiai.
Until World War I Anykščiai was in Kovno Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was a shtetl with a Jewish population of 2754 in 1900.[2]
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[edit] Famous people
- Antanas Baranauskas, poet
- Antanas Vienuolis, writer
- Jonas Biliūnas, writer
[edit] International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Lithuania
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Anykščiai is twinned with:
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