Raseiniai District Municipality

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Raseiniai District Municipality
Raseinių rajono savivaldybė
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Pond near Raseiniai
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Location of Raseiniai district municipality within Lithuania
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Map of Raseiniai district municipality
Country Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Samogitia
County LTU Kauno apskritis flag.svg Kaunas County
Capital Raseiniai
Elderships 12
Area
  Total
1,573 km2 (607 sq mi)
  Rank12th
Population
 (2021 [1] )
  Total
31,192
  Rank23-24th
  Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
   Rank34-35th
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code428
Major settlements
Website www.raseiniai.lt

Raseiniai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

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Symbols

Coat of arms: A traditional Iberic shield Argent, resting on a base Vert a lynx salient Proper.

Partners

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Raseiniai partner towns

Raseiniai is twinned with: [2]

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References

  1. https://osp.stat.gov.lt/documents/10180/9601028/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xlsx [ bare URL ]
  2. "Tarptautinis bendradarbiavimas". raseiniai.lt (in Lithuanian). Raseiniai. Retrieved 2019-09-06.

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