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Marijampolė (pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial town and the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lake Vištytis. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Lithuania can be divided into historical and cultural regions (called Ethnographic regions Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The territory of Lithuania Marijampolė County (Lithuanian Marijampolės apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below --> Municipalities of Lithuania Marijampolė County (Lithuanian Marijampolės apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. Marijampolė municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. Magdeburg Rights (Magdeburger Recht or Magdeburg Law were a set of German town laws regulating the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted with In Lithuania there are 103 cities (in Lithuanian: singular – miestas Plural – miestai Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Marijampolė County (Lithuanian Marijampolės apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Kaliningrad Oblast (Калинингра́дская о́бласть Kaliningradskaya oblast; informally called Yantarny kray (ru Янта́рный край meaning Lake Vištytis (Viśtyčio ežeras Wystiter See Виштынецкое озеро informally sometimes called the European Baikal) is a Lake on the The population of Marijampolė is 48,700 (2003). It is the Lithuanian center of the Suvalkija region. This article discusses the Lithuanian part of the region For the Polish one see Suwałki Region. The city is named after the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marijam-); the suffix -polė means "city" and is cognate with the common ending -polis, which is of Greek origin. This ecumenical article is about general Christian views on and veneration of the Virgin Mary Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly

While under Soviet occupation during the period from 1956 to 1989, the town was officially named Kapsukas, after Vincas Kapsukas, founder of the Lithuanian Communist Party. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas (Būdviečiai Vilkaviškis district, &mdash Moscow, 17 December 1935) was a Lithuanian political The Communist Party of Lithuania (Lietuvos komunistų partija was a Communist party in Lithuania, established in early October 1918 The former name was restored shortly before Lithuania regained its independence.

Marijampolė, is the seventh largest city in Lithuania, and has been its regional center since 1994. The city covers an area equal to 205. 07 square kilometres. The Šešupė river divides the city into two parts which are connected by six bridges. The Šešupė ( Szeszupa Шешупе Scheschup(pe is a River which flows through Poland (27 km Lithuania (158 km and Russia (62

Marijampolė is easily accessible to the rest of Lithuania. There is a railway, Kaunas-Šestokai-Alytus, passing through Marijampolė. Vilnius (the capital of Lithuania) is 139 km distant, while Klaipėda (the seaport city) is 231 km, and the border of Poland is just 38 km away. Marijampolė is fortunate to be located at the crossroads of two very important highways. The Via Baltica (when completed) will connect Helsinki with Central and Southern Europe. European route E67 is a Highway running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Helsinki in Finland by way of Poland Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. The other highway links the city of Königsberg (Kaliningrad) with Minsk. Kaliningrad (Калининград is a Seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian Exclave between Poland Minsk (Мінск mʲinsk Минск mʲinsk is the Capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers

The inhabitants of Marijampolė elect 27 members to the City council. The members of the City council, which are representatives of different Lithuanian political parties, then elect the mayor. The city of Marijampolė has signed agreements of co-operation with Kokkola (Finland) Bergisch Gladbach (Germany), Suwałki and Piotrków Trybunalski (Poland), Kvam municipality of Hordaland (Norway), Viborg (Denmark), Chernyakhovsk (Russia). Kokkola, or Karleby in Swedish, is a town and municipality of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. is a city and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Suwałki ( Lithuanian: Suvalkai, Yiddish: Suwałk; German: Suwalken and Sudauen between 1939-1944 is a town Piotrków Trybunalski {{IPA-pl|t|r|y|b|u|'|n|a|l|s|k|i}} (also known by alternative names) is a City in central Poland with 80738 inhabitants (2005 Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Kvam is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Vikør was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Chernyakhovsk (Черняхо́вск; Įsrūtis Wystruć is a town in the centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, at the confluence of the rivers Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending

Marijampolė Palace of Culture

Marijampolė is connected to its partners by business, sport, education, tourism, and other ties. Marijampolė's local means of mass media include a local television station, a local radio station, the newspapers "Marijampolės laikraštis", "Suvalkietis", "TV savaitė", "Sugrįžimai", and magazine "Suvalkija". Culturally, Marijampolė enjoys one cinema and a municipal drama theater.

Most of the inhabitants of Marijampolė work in light industry enterprises, including construction, transport, trade, and other service businesses. The advent of privatization and a free market economy has created a basis for private business. The business community of Marijampolė is continually in search of possible partners in foreign countries, as well as foreign capital investors.

Marijampolė has a strong educational system with state education institutions: 9 pre-school institutions, 6 nursery schools, 1 primary school, 12 lower secondary schools, 9 secondary schools, 1 gymnasium, a youth school, an adult education center, 5 additional training establishments, 3 non-state education institutions, a music school of Christian Culture, secondary school of Marijonai, and R. Vosylienė languages school.

Marijampolė municipality

The municipality of Marijampolė is adjacent to the Vilkaviškis district municipality in the west, Kazlų Rūda municipality in the north, Kalvarija municipality in the south, and the Prienai district municipality and Alytus district municipality in the east. Vilkaviškis district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. Kazlų Rūda municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. Kalvarija district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. Prienai district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. The Alytus district municipality is a municipality in Lithuania, located in the Dzūkija ethnographic region

The town of Marijampolė and its 6 surrounding communities make up the territory of Marijampolė municipality. They are: Gudeliai, Igliauka, Liudvinavas, Marijampolė, Sasnava, and Šunskai communities. Marijampolė municipality covers 755 km² of land; 72% of which is an agricultural area, 12. 3% is covered by forests; 4. 2% – towns and villages, 2% – industrial enterprises and roads, and 6. 9% – area used for other purposes.

Famous people

Violeta Urmana was born in Marijampolė and is an honorary citizen of the city. Violeta Urmana, born Violeta Urmanavičiūtė is a Diva who began her career as a Mezzo-soprano but has transitioned successfully into Soprano

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