Troškūnai
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| District : | Utena | ||
| Rajong municipality : | Anykščiai | ||
| Founded : | 1696 | ||
| Coordinates : | 55 ° 35 ' N , 24 ° 52' E | ||
| Inhabitants (place) : | 451 (2011) | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Postal code : | LT-29033 | ||
| Status: | own city office in Rajongemeinde |
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Troškūnai ( ) is a small town in Lithuania . It has the status of a city office (miesto seniūnija) in the Rajongemeinde Anykščiai . The town is 14 km west of Anykščiai.
Troskunai is the second smallest city in Lithuania, the smallest is Panemunė (About Memel) in the self-governing community Pagėgiai (Pogegen).
history
The city was founded in 1696 by Władysław Sokołowski, who called St. Bernard dogs to the city at that time , who built a church and a monastery there. After a large fire that destroyed numerous wooden buildings, the place was rebuilt in 1770 with stone buildings.
sons and daughters of the town
- Konstantinas Sirvydas (1579–1631), author and lexicographer
- Paulius Antanas Baltakis (1925–2019), Catholic religious, foreign bishop of the Lithuanians
- Oskaras Jusys (* 1954), diplomat and administrative lawyer, international lawyer and politician
- Egidijus Laužikas (* 1959), lawyer and judge
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