Towns in Lithuania

Kernavė was a medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and today is a tourist attraction and an archeological site (population 238, 2021). It is located in the Širvintos district municipality located in southeast Lithuania. A Lithuanian state cultural reserve was established in Kernavė in 1989. In 2004 Kernavė Archaeological Site was included into UNESCO World Heritage list.

town in Plungė District Municipality, Lithuania

Židikai (Samogitian: Žėdėkā) is a town in Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located west of Mažeikiai. Židikai is the seat of Židikai elderate. Židikai is known for being the home of Marija Pečkauskaitė – Šatrijos Ragana, a famous Lithuanian writer (1877–1930) for the last 15 years of her lifetime.

Merkinė (also known by several other names) is a small town in Alytus County, Lithuania, located at the confluence of the Neman and Merkys rivers. The town belongs to the Varėna District Municipality and is located about 26 kilometers west of Varėna and 28 kilometers south of Alytus. As of 2021, the town had 963 residents.

Vištytis (, Yiddish: ווישטינעץ Vishtinets) is a small town in Marijampolė County, Vilkaviškis District Municipality in southwestern Lithuania on the border with Russia and close to the border with Poland. It is the administrative center of Vištytis eldership (seniūnija).

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Seirijai is a small town in Alytus County in southern Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 788.

Aukštadvaris () is a town in Trakai district municipality in Lithuania on the Verknė river. According to 2011 census, it had population of 977.

Žasliai (, Zosle) is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. In 2011, it had a population of 644. The town was first mentioned in written sources in 1457 and was granted the Magdeburg rights and its own coat of arms in 1792.

Butrimonys (Yiddish: בוטרימאַנץ) is a small town in Alytus County in southern Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 941.

thumb|left|Archangel Michael Church in Mosėdis thumb|Mosėdis High School Mosėdis is a small town in Samogitia, northwestern Lithuania in Klaipėda County and Skuodas district. Mosėdis is mostly known for its Rare Stones Museum. The museum and its impressive outdoor collection were started by Vaclovas Intas and have since expanded all over the town. The town also features a Baroque Catholic church built in the 18th century.

Dieveniškės (in Lithuanian literally: Place of gods; ; Dzevyanishki; Yiddish: דיװענישאָק) is a town in the Vilnius County of Lithuania, about from the Belarusian border in the so-called Dieveniškės appendix. It is surrounded by the Dieveniškės Regional Park.

Rumšiškės is a Lithuanian town (population 1,700), situated east of Kaunas on the northern bank of Kaunas Reservoir. Southern part of the town (including the birthplace of Lithuanian poet Jonas Aistis) is now under the waters of the artificial lake. The 18th century St. Michael Archangel church of Rumšiškės (rebuilt in the 19th century) was saved and moved to its present place in 1958, when the reservoir was created. thumb|left|Town square in the museum thumb|left|One of the wooden houses in the museum thumb|left|Recent addition to the exposition – a dwelling that was used by Soviet deportatio

Želva is a town in Ukmergė district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. Želva is 14 miles east of the city Ukmergė. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town has a population of 457 people. As a shtetl in the early 20th century, it was known as Pazelva (Hebrew: Podzelva). Its residents were Jewish and primarily spoke Yiddish.

Rusnė () is a border town in Šilutė district, Lithuania, located on the Rusnė Island in the Nemunas Delta, 9 km south-west from Šilutė.

left|thumb|150px|Emilia Plater Monument left|thumb|150px|Plater tombstone Kapčiamiestis, () is a town in Lithuania located near the confluence of Baltoji Ančia and Nieda Rivers.

thumb|left|Church of Šiluva thumb|left|Šiluva Chapel designed by Antoni Wiwulski Šiluva is a small town of less than 700 inhabitants in Lithuania. It is located in the region of Samogitia. It is a major site of Catholic pilgrimage in Lithuania.

Vepriai () is the largest town in Ukmergė district, Lithuania, situated south-west of Ukmergė with population of about 549 (2011). The capital of Vepriai elderate.

Kražiai (; ; ) is a historic town in Lithuania, located in the Kelmė district municipality, between Varniai (32 km) and Raseiniai (44 km), on the River. The old town of Kražiai is an archeological and urban monument.

Užpaliai (traditional , ) is a town in Utena County, Lithuania, an administrative center of the Užpaliai Eldership. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 758 people.

Dubingiai () is a town in Molėtai district in Lithuania. It is situated near Lake Asveja, the longest lake in the country. The town has 208 inhabitants as of 2017.

Musninkai is a town in Širvintos district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town has a population of 415 people. The town has a Catholic church.

Ylakiai () is a town in Skuodas County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the census of 2011, the town has a population of 950 people.

Leipalingis (Yiddish: לײפּון) is a small town in Alytus County in southern Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 1,552.

Onuškis is a small town in Lithuania in the Trakai district municipality, around from Trakai and south of Aukštadvaris. As of 2011, it had 519 inhabitants and was the seat for the Onuškis eldership.

thumb|left|Monument to Duke Vykintas Tverai () is a small town in Rietavas municipality, Lithuania. It is situated on Aitra River, tributary to Jūra, about 17 km east from Rietavas and 14 km from Varniai. Tverai, with population of about 560, is a capital of an elderate.

Girkalnis is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 877.

Laukuva (Samogitian: Laukova) is a town in Šilalė district municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 832 people.

Krekenava is a town (population 1,375) in Panevėžys district municipality in northern Lithuania, on the bank of Nevėžis.

Šumskas (, (historical)) is a town in Vilnius District Municipality, in Vilnius County, in southeast Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 919 people.

Vandžiogala () is a small town in Kaunas County, Kaunas district municipality in central Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas city municipality next to Urka brook. A Holy Trinity church was built in Vandžiogala in 1830.

Pumpėnai is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 855 people.

Veiviržėnai () is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania, in the historic region of Samogitia. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 840 people.

Valkininkai () is a historic town in (Valkininkai) eldership, Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County, Lithuania, located about northeast from Varėna and about southwest from Vilnius. At the Lithuanian census of 2001, its population was 238 and at the census of 2011 it was 229.

Dotnuva is a small town with a 2003 population of 775 in central Lithuania, 10 km northwest of Kėdainiai, in the Kėdainiai district municipality. It is located on the Dotnuvėlė River. The geographical center of Lithuania, in the village of Ruoščiai, is only a few kilometres away. There is a Catholic church, a former Bernardine monastery, a former sawmill and a watermill in Dotnuva. The Dotnuva manor is in the nearby town of Akademija.

Vainutas is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 746 people.

Pilviškiai (, Pilveshok) is a town in Vilkaviškis district municipality and in Marijampolė County

Semeliškės is a town in Elektrėnai municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town has a population of 580 people. The town has a church of Catholics and Orthodox church of St. Nicolas.

Barstyčiai is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 528 people.

Kintai () is a small town in Klaipėda County, in Lithuania. It is the center of the Eldership (Seniūnija) Kintai and is part of the Šilutė District Municipality. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 616 people.

Veliuona (, , ) is a small town on the Nemunas River in the Jurbarkas district municipality in Lithuania.

Šėta is a small town (miestelis) in Kėdainiai District Municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. In 2011, it had a population of 935.

Plikiai is a town in western Lithuania, in the ethnocultural region of Lithuania Minor.

Kurkliai (Yiddish: קורקלע; ) is a town in Anykščiai district municipality, in Utena County, in northeast Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 374 people. Center of eldership. In town there is Anykščiai Regional Park.

Betygala is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 488. In the 13th and 14th centuries the town had a noted Samogitan fortress, attacked by the Teutonic Knights numerous time. One of the first churches in Lithuania was built in the town. Mikalojus Daukša was the parish pastor from 1592 to 1603.

Švėkšna is a town in the Šilutė District municipality, 21 km northeast of Šilutė, Lithuania. It is the administrative center of Švėkšna Eldership. There are 29 streets in the town. In the western part of the town flows the river .

Kuliai (Samogitian: Kulē, ) is a town in Telšiai County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town's population was 625.

Zapyškis (, Sapizishok) is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania on the left bank of the Nemunas River. As of 2011 it had a population of 264.

Lenkimai is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 647 people.

Bagaslaviškis is a town in Širvintos district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town had a population of 110 people. The town has a church of Catholics.

thumb|Plateliai coat of arms thumb|left|250px|St. Peter and Paul church in Plateliai, 1744 Plateliai (; ) is a town in Samogitia, Lithuania. It is situated on the west bank of Lake Plateliai, the largest lake in Samogitia. The town has a population of about 1,100 people and is the center of an elderate in Plungė district municipality. It is the administrative center of the Žemaitija National Park. The town is a popular resort in Samogitia and attracts many tourists.

Žarėnai (, ) is a town in Telšiai County, Lithuania. According to the 2022 census, the town has a population of 900 people.

Turmantas () is a town in the Zarasai district municipality, Lithuania. Located on the border with Latvia, it is a railway station on the Warsaw–Saint Petersburg railway. The village is known since 1798. It began growing after completion of the railway in 1862. As part of the Wilno Voivodeship, Turmantas was part of the Second Polish Republic between 1920 and 1939. During that time a wooden Catholic church was rebuilt, an Orthodox church for the Old Believers and a secondary school were built in the town. According to the 2011 census, it had 286 residents. thumb|left|Church of the Sacred Heart

Kretingalė (; ) is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 936 people. It is located 14 km northeast of Klaipėda and 7 km southwest of Kretinga.

Rozalimas is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 746. Rozalimas is a state-protected urbanistic monument with unique Lithuanian wooden architecture. River Daugyvenė flows by Rozalimas.

Balbieriškis is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. It is situated on the left bank of the Neman River. As of 2011, it had a population of 966. The town was established by German lumberman Hanus, who received a plot of land in the wilderness of Suvalkija from Grand Duke Sigismund I the Old. Hanus cleared the forest and built an estate. The settlement grew around the estate and was awarded city rights in 1530. However, the privileges were revoked in 1776. ==Etymology== The name of the town is derived from the common Lithuanian suffix -iškis, which comes from the river Barbiera (

Upyna (, Samogitian: Opīna) is a small town in Šilalė district municipality, Tauragė County, in western Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 375 people.

Endriejavas () is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 640 people.

human settlement in Lithuania

Dovilai () is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1,246 people.