Birštonas municipality
Birštono savivaldybė (Birštonas Municipality) |
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district | Kaunas | ||
Coordinates | 54 ° 45 ′ N , 23 ° 30 ′ E | ||
Parish seat | Birštonas | ||
Number of cities | 1 | ||
Number of villages | 49 | ||
Residents | 5,178 | ||
surface | 124 km² | ||
Population density | 41.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
mayor | Nijolė Dirginčienė | ||
ISO 3166-2 | LT-15 | ||
http://www.birstonas.lt/ |
The municipality of Birštonas (Birštono savivaldybė) is one of the so-called genuine self-government municipalities ( Nauja Savivaldybė ) in Lithuania with no additional designation.
Geography and tourism
With 124 km² and 5 256 inhabitants, the municipality includes 49 villages in addition to the town of Birštonas . The airport Pociūnai (near Prienai ) is known for its air tourism with the possibility of ballooning, parachuting and gliding. The honey obtained by the region's beekeepers is processed into "Lithuanian honey wine " ( midus ) in the village of Stakliškės .
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Web link
- Website of the municipality (lt, en)