Alytus
| Alytus, Lithuania | |||
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Panorama of Alytus
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 Alytus, Lithuania
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| Coordinates: 54°24′05″N 24°02′57″E / 54.40139°N 24.04917°ECoordinates: 54°24′05″N 24°02′57″E / 54.40139°N 24.04917°E | |||
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 Lithuania
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| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija | ||
| County | Alytus County | ||
| Municipality | Alytus city municipality | ||
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Alytus County Alytus city municipality Alytus district municipality |
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| First mentioned | 1377 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1581 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) | ||
| Population (2016-01-20) | |||
| • Total | 54,437 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 62xxx | ||
| Area code(s) | (+370) 315 | ||
| Website | www |
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Alytus is a city with municipal rights in southern Lithuania. It is the capital of Alytus County. Its population in 2013 was 57,281. Alytus is the historical centre of the Dzūkija region. The city lies on the banks of the Nemunas River. The major highways linking Vilnius, Kaunas, Lazdijai (border with Poland), and Hrodna in Belarus pass through Alytus. Distances from Alytus to: - Kaunas: 70 km (43 mi) - Vilnius: 105 km (65 mi). - Druskininkai: 52 km (32 mi) - Sejny: 57 km (35 mi) - Suwałki: 90 km (56 mi) - Augustów: 95 km (59 mi) - Ełk: 141 km (88 mi) - Hrodna: 95 km (59 mi)
Divided onto two separate entities for centuries, it consists of two parts still frequently referred to as Alytus I and Alytus II, the earlier being a smaller town and the latter forming the city centre with parks, microdistricts and industrial areas.
The name is derived from the Lithuanian hydronym Alytupis. In other languages the names of the town include German: Aliten, Olita, Polish: Olita, Russian: Олита Olita, Belarusian: Аліта Alita, Yiddish: אליטע Alite, Latvian: Alīta.
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