Anykščiai

	Anykščiai
	coat of arms
	coat of arms
State :	Lithuania
District :	Utena
Rajong municipality :	Anykščiai
Coordinates :	55 ° 32 ' N , 25 ° 6' E Coordinates: 55 ° 32 ' N , 25 ° 6' E
Height :	74 m
Area (place) :	1,765 km²
Community area :	1,765 km²
Inhabitants (place) :	11,620 (2010)
Population density :	7 inhabitants per km²
Inhabitant (municipality) :	32,637
Population density :	18 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	EET (UTC + 2)
Telephone code :	(+370) 381
Postal code :	29001
Status:	City in the Anykščiai district
Structure :	10 administrative districts
Website :	www.anyksciai.lt
	Anykščiai
	Anykščiai

Listen to Anykščiai ^?^/^I ( Polish Onikszty , German Onikschten ) is a Lithuanian town and seat of the same name Rajongemeinde . It is located at the confluence of the Šventoji and Anykšta rivers. It is surrounded by a rural, slightly hilly landscape with 76 lakes.

district

The district includes the administrative communities Andrioniškis, Kavarskas, Svėdasai, Anykščiai, Kurkliai , Traupis, Debeikiai, Skiemonys, Troškūnai .

Rajong Parish

The Rajong municipality ( Anykščių rajono savivaldybė ) comprises the 3 towns Anykščiai (11,620 inh.), Kavarskas (678 inh.) And Troškūnai (468 inh.), The 8 towns ( miesteliai ) Andrioniškis, Debeikiai, Kurkliai, Skiemon 1002 pop), Traupis and Viešintos, and 758 villages.

It is divided into administrative districts ( seniūnijos ):

Andrioniškis
Anykščiai has about 1000 inhabitants more than the city
Debeikiai
Kavarskas
Kurkliai
Ski monies
Svėdasai
Traupis
Troškūnai
Viešintos

city

Archaeological finds show the earliest traces of settlement since 9000 BC. The first known mention of Anykščiai comes from July 22nd, 1440. The town charter and coat of arms were granted on January 17th, 1792. The coat of arms shows St. Nepomuk on a river bridge between two hills.

There are more than 250 cultural monuments. Anykščiai is the city of important Lithuanian writers, also called the " Weimar of Lithuania". In 2012 the city was the cultural capital of Lithuania .

Attractions

"Grain barn" by Antanas Baranauskas

Antanas Baranauskas was a bishop , mathematician, poet, linguist and author of psalms. In the “grain barn”, which he used as accommodation during his summer vacation, he wrote his hymn to Lithuania “Grove of Anykščiai” in 1858–1859. The original building ( Antano Baranausko klėtelė ) has been preserved and can be visited.

Antanas Baranauskas

House of the writer A. Vienuolis – Žukauskas

Antanas Vienuolis-Žukauskas (1882–1957) is a Lithuanian classic; he is an author of many novels, stories, short stories and legends.

St. Matthias Church

The St. Matthias Church was built in 1899–1909. It defines the skyline of Anykščiai. Its first towers were 84 meters high, the current ones are 79 meters. It is the tallest church in Lithuania.

More Attractions

Anykščiai Regional Park
Puntukas (a huge boulder)
Anykščiai Horse Museum
Wooden synagogue in Kurkliai (14 km)
Aukštaitijos siaurasis Gelezinkelis ( German Upper Lithuanian narrow-gauge railway , narrow-gauge museum railway with railway museum at the station)