Rukla
| Rukla | |||
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 Lithuania
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| District : | Kaunas | ||
| Rajong municipality : | Jonava | ||
| Coordinates : | 55 ° 3 ' N , 24 ° 23' E | ||
| Inhabitants (place) : | 2,098 (2011) | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Postal code : | LT-55025 | ||
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Rukla is a Lithuanian town with 2,376 inhabitants in the Jonava district , on the left bank of the Neris , on the Jonava - Kaišiadorys road . It is a center of the Rukla District . There are 4 seniūnaitija (Centro, Piliakalnio, Ruklio, Rupeikio). In the town there is a Catholic church and parish, the old cemetery , the Jonas Stanislauskas - middle school Rukla (from 1997), a library, a post office (LT-55025), a refugee shelter and several units of the Lithuanian army . Not far away are the Rukla castle hill and the village of Rukla .
The town has its own coat of arms.
Military site
The city is now the largest military base in Lithuania. Numerous units of the Lithuanian armed forces and the NATO Battlegroup Lithuania are stationed there.
Lithuanian Armed Forces
Units of the Lithuanian Armed Forces:
- Brigade headquarters of the Geležinis Vilkas Infantry Brigade
- Infantry Battalion Prince Vaidotas
- Infantry Battalion Grand Duke Algirdas
- Artillery Battalion General Romualdas Giedraitis
- Teaching regiment of Jonušas Radvila .
NATO armed forces and the German armed forces
The Battle Group Lithuania the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence is a NATO - task force in Lithuania, consisting since May 2017th It is made up of rotating units from Belgium , the Netherlands , France , Croatia , Norway and Luxembourg . The task force is under the leadership of the German Bundeswehr , which also provides units of the association.
Refugee shelter
The Lithuanian national center for asylum seekers is located in Rukla. After the initial reception, which takes place in another center for the duration of the asylum procedure, only refugees who have the right to stay will be accommodated in this facility for a maximum of eight months.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Wiegold: NATO Battlegroup in Lithuania: German advance command arrived with delay , eyes straight ahead !, January 24, 2017.
- ^ Böblingen Economy and Cultural Maintenance Schwarzwälder-Bote, 25 September 2015