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Prienai
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Prienai () is a city in Lithuania situated on the Nemunas River, south of Kaunas. In 2023, the city had 8,894 inhabitants. The name of the city is a derivative from the surname Prienas. Pociūnai Airport is associated with the city.
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Place details
- Locality
- Prienai
- Region
- Kauno apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 8,610
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
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Key facts
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- Prienai district municipality
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- Eldership
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name4
- Prienai city eldership
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type6
- Capital of
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- Prienai district municipality Prienai city eldership
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.established_date
- 1502
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.established_date2
- 1609
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.established_title2
- Granted city rights
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total
- 8,894
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_as_of
- 2023
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone
- EET
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset
- +2
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST
- EEST
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.name
- Prienai
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map
- Lithuania
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Prienai
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Prussia, Napoleon and the Russian Empire
- Republic of Lithuania
- World War II and its aftermath
- Notable people
- Industry
- Sport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Distances to other cities
- References
Prienai () is a city in Lithuania situated on the Nemunas River, south of Kaunas. In 2023, the city had 8,894 inhabitants. The name of the city is a derivative from the surname Prienas. Pociūnai Airport is associated with the city.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prienai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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