Elektrėnai
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  Elektrėnai
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| Coordinates: 54°47′10″N 24°39′40″E / 54.78611°N 24.66111°E | |||
| Country |  Lithuania |
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| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | ||
| County | Vilnius County | ||
| Municipality | Elektrėnai municipality | ||
| Eldership | Elektrėnai eldership | ||
| Capital of | Elektrėnai municipality Elektrėnai eldership |
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| Established | 1961 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1962 | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| - Total | 14,050 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Elektrėnai is a city of about 14,000 inhabitants in Lithuania; since 2000 it is the capital of the Elektrėnai municipality. It is situated between the two largest cities in Lithuania – Vilnius and Kaunas.
[edit] 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 "elektra" (English: electricity). 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 Lagoon, 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.
[edit] Ice hockey
Elektrėnai is famous for its tradition of ice hockey. For quite some time Elektrėnai was the only city in Lithuania with a large, well-equipped skating rink. Two NHL 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, is strong and inhabitants of Elektrėnai make a considerable part of the national ice hockey team, despite the fact that the number of Elektrėnai inhabitants makes only a very small portion of Lithuania's population.
[edit] References
- History. City of Elektrėnai.
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