Šeštokai

Šeštokai
Town
Šeštokai Railway Station

Coat of arms
Šeštokai
Location of Šeštokai
Coordinates: 54°22′0″N 23°26′0″E / 54.36667°N 23.43333°E / 54.36667; 23.43333Coordinates: 54°22′0″N 23°26′0″E / 54.36667°N 23.43333°E / 54.36667; 23.43333
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Dzūkija
County Alytus County
Municipality Lazdijai District Municipality
Eldership Šeštokai Eldership
Capital of Šeštokai Eldership
Population (2011)
  Total 686
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Šeštokai is a small town in southern Lithuania. It is a transshipment hub and railway junction which used to have the break-of-gauge between (1435 mm/1520 mm) before the inauguration of Rail Baltica, which has brought standard gauge all the way to Kaunas.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.