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Lazdijai
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Lazdijai (, ) is a city (miestas) in Lithuania located about east of the border with Poland.

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Place details

Locality
Lazdijai
Region
Alytaus apskritis
Country
Lietuva
Population
3,629
Timezone
Europe/Vilnius

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Key facts

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Lithuania
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Location of Lazdijai
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Country
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Ethnographic&nbsp;region
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Dzūkija
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County
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17px Alytus County
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Municipality
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Lazdijai district municipality
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Eldership
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Lazdijai city eldership
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
border city
Official name
Lazdijai
Country
Lithuania
Population
4016
Area
4.8
Elevation
123
Official website
www.lazdijai.is.lt
Image
Lazdijai.jpg
Dialing code
318
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Commons category
Lazdijai
topic's main category
Category:Lazdijai
category of associated people
Category:People from Lazdijai
time of earliest written record
1561-00-00
postal code
LT-67001
native label
Lazdijai
twinned administrative body
Ambrolauri
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Climate
  • Etymology
  • Notable people
  • Birthplace
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Lazdijai (, ) is a city (miestas) in Lithuania located about east of the border with Poland.

==History== It was established by Sigismund II Augustus in 1570 and granted Magdeburg town rights by Sigismund III Vasa in 1587. A local parish church was founded at the time. In 1689 John III Sobieski allowed the settlement of Jews.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lazdijai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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