Kavarskas
Sign in to saveKavarskas (), with a population of only 700, is the fourth smallest city in Lithuania. The Šventoji River flows through the town. In 1956 near Kavarskas a water lifting station was built and part of the Šventoji River's water was channeled to the Nevėžis River. Nowadays there is a water-power plant operating there.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kavarskas
- Region
- Utenos apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 755
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
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Key facts
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- Kavarskas
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- Lithuania
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- Location of Kavarskas
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- Country
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1
- Ethnographic region
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- Aukštaitija
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1538
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Kavarskas
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Anykščiai District Municipality
- Population
- +503
- Elevation
- +82
- Image
- Kavarskas001.JPG
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- Etymology
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Kavarskas (), with a population of only 700, is the fourth smallest city in Lithuania. The Šventoji River flows through the town. In 1956 near Kavarskas a water lifting station was built and part of the Šventoji River's water was channeled to the Nevėžis River. Nowadays there is a water-power plant operating there.
== Etymology == The name of Kavarskas comes from the surname of Stanisław Kowarski, who owned the Manor of Mažyų Pienionių (manorial place name). Although there are not many place names in Lithuania that are based on the singular of the surname, there are some (Sudargas, Musteika, perhaps Birštonas). In other languages, the town is known as: .