Rietavas
Sign in to saveRietavas (; Samogitian: Rėitavs; ) is a town in Lithuania on the Jūra River. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,979. It is the capital of Rietavas municipality.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rietavas
- Region
- Telšių apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 3,234
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
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Key facts
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- Rietavas
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- Town
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- Lithuania
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- Location of Rietavas
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- Country
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- Ethnographic region
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- Samogitia
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- County
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- Telšiai County
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- Municipality
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- Rietavas municipality
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- Eldership
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- Rietavas town eldership
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- Capital of
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
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Rietavas (; Samogitian: Rėitavs; ) is a town in Lithuania on the Jūra River. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,979. It is the capital of Rietavas municipality.
The town is famous for building the first power station to produce electricity in Lithuania in 1892. The first telephone line in Lithuania was also built here.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rietavas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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