Krosna
Krosna is a town in the Lazdijai district , in the Alytus district , in southwestern Lithuania . The town ( miestelis ) is located on the highway 131 ( Alytus - Simnas - Kalvarija ), 8 km west of Simnas. Krosna is the center of the Krosna County. There is the Catholic St. Matthew Church, built in 1842 (actually "Holy Apostle Evangelist St. Matthew Church", Lithuanian : Šv. Apaštalo evangelisto Mato bažnyčia ), a post office (zip code: LT-67071) and the Žuvintas protected area.
history
The Krosna Manor was first mentioned in 1688. The place was first mentioned as Krasnica in the 16th century.
There has been a library since 1947. In 1950 a 7-class school was founded. From 1969 to 1996 there was a middle school , from 1996 to 2001 a Progymnasium . From 2001 there was the Krosna secondary school (today Krosna School, lit. Krosnos mokykla ).
literature
- Kazys Misius. Krosna. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija , T. XI (Kremacija-Lenzo taisyklė). - Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų Leidybos institutas, 2007. 131 psl.
- Krosna. Mažoji lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija, T. 2 (K – P). Vilnius, Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1968, 223 psl.
- Krosna. Lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija , VI t. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų Leidybos institutas, 1980. T.VI: Kombinacija-Lietuvos, 204 psl.
- Kazys Misius ir kt. Krosna. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija, T. 2 (Grūdas-Marvelės). - Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1986. 409-410 psl.
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Coordinates: 54 ° 23 ' N , 23 ° 32' E