Salakas

Salakas is a town in northeastern Lithuania with a population of 519 inhabitants according to the 2011 census. It is famous for the neo-romantic church of Lady of Sorrows. It was built in 1911.

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Locality: Salakas
Region: Utenos apskritis
Country: Lietuva
Population: 0

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total: 519
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_as_of: 2011
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Wikidata facts

Official name: Salakas
Population: 499
Image: Salako Švč. Mergelės Marijos Sopulingosios bažnyčia.jpg

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Commons category: Salakas
native label: Salakas
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Salakas is a town in northeastern Lithuania with a population of 519 inhabitants according to the 2011 census. It is famous for the neo-romantic church of Lady of Sorrows. It was built in 1911.

==History== The settlement of Salakas was first mentioned in written sources in 1496 when a local noble gifted some land with three serfs to the parish church in Salakas and in 1497 when , Bishop of Vilnius, gifted some land to a governor of Salakas.