Prienai
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| District : | Kaunas | ||
| Rajong municipality : | Prienai | ||
| Coordinates : | 54 ° 38 ' N , 23 ° 57' E | ||
| Area (place) : | 8.34 km² | ||
| Inhabitants (place) : | 9,867 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 1,183 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Inhabitant (municipality) : | 34,020 | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+370) 319 | ||
| Postal code : | 59100 | ||
| Status: | Rajong Parish | ||
| Structure : | 1 city office (core city), 9 further administrative districts |
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Prienai (German Prenn or Prenen , Polish Preny ) is a city and administrative seat of the Rajongemeinde of the same name in the center of Lithuania on the Nemunas . It belongs to the Kaunas district . A few kilometers away is the Birštonas spa town . The river arch of the Nemunas, on which both cities lie, and the enclosed peninsula have been declared a regional park. The city has a court, a library and some sports aviation companies (for the construction of light aircraft etc.) as it is not far from the Pociūnai airfield.
history
The place was first mentioned in 1502 in a deed of donation. In 1609 Prienai was granted city rights.
Since 2008 Prienai has been a member of the Douzelage city association .
education
In Prienai there is a grammar school ("Žiburio"), a middle school, a secondary school, a primary school, a special school and a youth school.
Sports
There is a sports center in Prienai. " BC Prienai " plays in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL).
Judiciary
The district court Prienai (court of first instance) has its seat in the city .
Rajong Parish
The district of Prienai includes the cities of Prienai (11,353) and Jieznas (1476), the small towns of Balbieriškis (1180), Pakuonis (680) and Veiveriai (1100), 401 villages. It is divided into 10 administrative districts ( seniūnija ).
Twin cities
Since 2008, Prienai has been a member of Douzelage , a community of one city from one country in the European Union .
sons and daughters of the town
- Petras Leonas (1864–1938), legal scholar, judge and politician
- Bljuma Wulfowna Zeigarnik (1900–1988), gestalt psychologist
- Joseph Gottfarstein (1903–1980), historian and philologist
