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Utenos rajono žemėlapis.Utenos rajono žemėlapis.Utena region mapUtena region map

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Utenos rajonas. Utena Region

Utena Region – the Land of Lakes. The region of eastern Aukštaitija is the land of one thousand lakes.One of the most interesting places in Eastern Aukštaitija is the district of Utena. The district of Utena is a part of the region comprising the bigger part of ethnographic region of Eastern Aukštaitija, which is second in significance (after the seacoast) tourism area of Lithuania. The district occupies the area of nearly 1 300 square kilometers, 1/3 of which is covered by forests of Minčia, Ažvinčiai, Kuktiškės and Labanoras. Utena is one of the oldest places of Lithuania. Its beginning has links to the mounds of Norkunai that had been mentioned many times in the chronicles of the Knights of the Sword. In written sources, specifically in the letter of King Mindaugas, the wooden castle by the Utenele stream was first mentioned in 1261. According to the legend, that castle was built by the duke Utenis. The /Highlanders(aukštaičiai) have got their own specific dialect and those who succeeded to comprehend it, like to joke imitating the stress and pronunciation of the words in the manner aukštaičiai.

The old Utena is located in the valley through which even four rivulets flow together: Vieša, Krašuona, Rašė, and Utenėlė. A small town sprang up in this confluence in the 14th century. Later the church was built and merchants and handicraftsmen came to settle down in Utena. The Warsaw-Sank-Petersburg highway built in 1835 was of major importance to the town. In 1889 the narrow railway Švencionėliai-Panevėžys was built and the large post-office station by the highway changed the face of the town. The oldest horse post-office station with basements has survived up to now. It was built according to the first class project of those days and after the restoration the Picture Gallery was established there.Today Utena (the capital of Eastern Aukštaitija) is the center of the region with the population of 37 000. There are 28 educational institutions. This part of Lithuania is known for horse races. Every summer traditionally the lovers of this sport are entertained by the spectacular view of horse racing.Utena is a developed industrial center with dominating industries of food, textile, machine engineering, building materials and energy production.

Utenos miestasUtenos miestasUtena townUtena town

Utena, one of the oldest tonws in Utena, one of the oldest tonws in Lithuania, was first mentioned in Lithuania, was first mentioned in written sources in 1261. written sources in 1261.

The town was established along The town was established along the Utenele river in the 14th the Utenele river in the 14th century.century.

Population today - 28 thousand Population today - 28 thousand inhabitantsinhabitants

Utena iš paukščio Utena iš paukščio skrydžioskrydžio

Utena town from the highUtena town from the high

RRajonas turtingas upėmis ir ajonas turtingas upėmis ir upeliais. The region of Utena is rich upeliais. The region of Utena is rich

in rivers and rivuletsin rivers and rivulets

Utenos rajone tyvuliuoja 185 ežerai.Utenos rajone tyvuliuoja 185 ežerai.There are 185 larger and smaller lakes There are 185 larger and smaller lakes

in Utena regionin Utena region

Utena žiemąUtena žiemąUtena in winterUtena in winter

PavasarįPavasarįIn springIn spring

VasarąVasarąIn summerIn summer

RudenįRudenį In autumn In autumn

HISTORICAL PLACE

MOUND OF NARKūNAI

 Archeologists say that there was a settlement on Narkunai mound as early as the 11th century before Christ. Legend tells us Duke Utenis built the castle and settled the town. The people of Utena named the town square, newspaper and town football team after the Duke.

MOUND OF TAURAGNAI

Kristaus žengimo į dangų bažnyčiaKristaus žengimo į dangų bažnyčiaChurch of Christ entering the heavenChurch of Christ entering the heaven It is a mixture of Romantic and Byzantine style. Next to the church there is high stone bell tower, built approximately in 1876

Pagrindinis Pagrindinis altoriusaltorius

The central The central nave of the nave of the Church of Christ Church of Christ entering the entering the heavenheaven

Dievo apvaizdos bažnyčiaDievo apvaizdos bažnyčiaThe Church of God’s The Church of God’s providence , built in providence , built in 20020055

KoplyčiaKoplyčia

The chapel of Marry The chapel of Marry

the queen of martyrs, the queen of martyrs, built in 1993.built in 1993.

Senasis Utenos paštasSenasis Utenos paštasUtena old post-ofUtena old post-offfiiccee– the oldest still surviving brick building in Utena, the city’s oldest architectural monument. The first-class horse postal station complex was built in 1830-1835. In nineteenth century Utena postal station was visited by Russian Tsar Nicholas I and his son Alexander, the famous French writer Honore de Balzac, the famous Russian painter Ilya Repin, Lithuanian poet Antanas Baranauskas and many famous people. Utena post station served as an optical telegraph line. It was the world’s longest, 1,250 km., line, built between St. Petersburg and Warsaw. Utena post office served until 1992. Later old post was referred to the House of Utena art school. Nowadays, exclusive exhibitions tell about the old post office, the nineteenth and twentieth century events, peasant uprisings days, the world wars.

Utenos kraštotyros muziejus Utena Local Lore museum was founded in 1929. The museum building is the second oldest building in Utena

During World War II and Afterwards- Here the majority of Utena Jews (žydai) were murdered-The mass graves and the monument in Rashe (Rašė) forest

-Masinės žydų žudynės. Masdinė kapavietė Rašės miške

Senoji traukinių stotisSenoji traukinių stotisThe old railway station and The old railway station and

waster tower next to itwaster tower next to it

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An old train carriage that 73 years ago An old train carriage that 73 years ago carried hundreds of guiltless people to carried hundreds of guiltless people to Siberia reminds us the fact of the sad Siberia reminds us the fact of the sad

Soviet historySoviet history

Utenos vaizdaiUtenos vaizdai Views of Utena Views of Utena

Darželiai, mokyklosDarželiai, mokyklosNowadays tNowadays there arehere are 6 6 kindergartens ,kindergartens ,

3 gymnasiums , 4 3 gymnasiums , 4 progymnasiusmsprogymnasiusms and 2 and 2 primary primary schoolsschools in Utenain Utena

Utenio aikštėUtenio aikštėUtenis square is the main square of Utenis square is the main square of

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2008 metais pastatyta moderni A. ir M. Miškinių viešoji biblioteka ir atidaryta

dalyvaujant Prezidentui Valdui Adamkui.Central library

1934 Boleslovo Plungės sukurtas ir pastatytas J. Basanavičiaus paminklas.In 1934 Bronislovas Plungė made a monument of Jonas Bsasanavičius, who  was an activist and proponent of Lithuanian National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Great Seimas of Vilnius. He was also the founder and chairman of the Lithuanian Scientific Society (1907). As a member of the Council of Lithuania, he was a signatory of the Act of 

Skulptūra"Vaivorykštė„ Sculpture „Rainbow“, built in 2004

Vestuvių kalnasVestuvių kalnasWedding hill, founded in 1987Wedding hill, founded in 1987

Kalėdų eglė centrinėje Utenio Kalėdų eglė centrinėje Utenio aikštėje. Chirstmas time in the aikštėje. Chirstmas time in the

central square of Utenacentral square of Utena

Pramonė. Industry in Pramonė. Industry in UtenaUtena

Utena is a developed industrial center Utenos mėsa“ (meat) , Švyturys-Utenos alus" (brewery), textile “Utenos trikotažas“ (knitwear) machine engineering,building materials and energy production.

Motokrosas Motokrosas Motocross Motocross

Kasmenitės žirgų lenktynėsKasmenitės žirgų lenktynėsFamous annual horse race in Famous annual horse race in

winterwinter

Tradicional folk festival Tradicional folk festival „„Ežerų Ežerų sietuvasietuva" "

Kasmetinė Utenos gimtadienio šventėKasmetinė Utenos gimtadienio šventėAn annual Utena town bithday An annual Utena town bithday

celebrationcelebration

WELCOME WELCOME to Utenato Utena town town

Thank you for your Thank you for your atatttentionention

„„Languages, Cultures and Greener Future Languages, Cultures and Greener Future

Connecting People“Connecting People“ Comenius Comenius bilateral, bilateral,

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