Veisiejai
Veisiejai is a Lithuanian city in the Lazdijai district community , about 19 km southeast of Lazdijai . The manor that was built in the 15th century in the area of the later municipality was first mentioned in 1501. The city was first mentioned in the first half of the 16th century .
In the town there is the management of the Veisiejai Regional Park , the Catholic Church built in 1817 , the Veisiejai manor with a park, a grammar school , the children's facility "Ąžuoliukas", a library (since 1937), a post office, a forestry office and a state museum. The only Lithuanian lake fountain with light installations has been located in Lake Ančia since 2008 .
people
- Rokas Flick (* 1936), Lithuanian economist and politician
- Juozas Krikštolaitis (* 1954), Lithuanian politician, Mayor of Prienai
- Eduardas Vilkelis (* 1953), economist and politician
Web links
literature
- Veisiejai. Lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija , XII t. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų Leidybos institutas, 1984. T.XII: Vaislapėlis-Žvorūnė, 127 psl.
Coordinates: 54 ° 6 ′ N , 23 ° 42 ′ E