Elektrėnai
Sign in to saveElektrėnai () is a city of about 11,000 inhabitants in Vilnius County, Lithuania; since 2000 it has been the capital of the Elektrėnai Municipality. It is situated between the two largest cities in Lithuania – Vilnius and Kaunas.
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Place details
- Locality
- Elektrėnai
- Region
- Vilniaus apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 13,501
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
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Key facts
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- Elektrėnai
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- City
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- Lithuania
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- Location of Elektrėnai
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- Country
Key dates
- Inception
- 18 July 1961
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Named after
- electricity
- Official name
- Elektrėnai
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Population
- +11255
- Area
- +21
- Elevation
- +95
- Capital of
- Elektrėnai Municipality
- Official website
- www.elektrenai.lt
- Image
- Elektrenu bazne by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
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Elektrėnai () is a city of about 11,000 inhabitants in Vilnius County, Lithuania; since 2000 it has been the capital of the Elektrėnai Municipality. It is situated between the two largest cities in Lithuania – Vilnius and Kaunas.
==History== Historically, two villages were located in the area; one of those was Perkūnkiemis (Lithuanian: ''Thunder's yard). Elektrėnai is one of the newest towns of Lithuania, having been established during the Soviet occupation in the early 1960s as the living space for workers of the nearby power plant. It was expanded in the 1980s and early 1990s as a residence for builders and workers at the nearby Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant. The name of the new town was derived from word elektra (English: electricity) – a borrowing to Lithuanian language from Greek. Gintarėnai (gintaras'' – Lithuanian word for amber) was another name considered, but was rejected before the start of the construction. Most of the buildings in Elektrėnai are large block housing projects built during the Soviet period, with no historical buildings. The town, however, is close to Elektrėnai Reservoir, an artificial lake that was created to cool the Elektrėnai Power Plant. The water is several degrees warmer than water at the other nearby lakes.