Ežerėlis

Ežerėlis
City

Coat of arms
Ežerėlis
Location of Ežerėlis
Coordinates: 54°53′0″N 23°37′0″E / 54.88333°N 23.61667°E / 54.88333; 23.61667Coordinates: 54°53′0″N 23°37′0″E / 54.88333°N 23.61667°E / 54.88333; 23.61667
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Suvalkija
County Kaunas County
Municipality Kaunas district municipality
Eldership Ežerėlis eldership
Capital of Ežerėlis eldership
First mentioned 1915
Granted city rights 1956
Population (2005)
 • Total 2,066
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Ežerėlis ( pronunciation ; literally: little lake) is a city in Kaunas County, Lithuania. It is located 25 km (16 mi) west of Kaunas. It is a fairly new settlement as it started developing only in 1918 when a peat digging enterprise was established in the Ežerėlis Bog.[1] According to the census of 1923, it had 132 residents. In 1959 the town reached the population of 2,200 and remained fairly stable since then.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 (in Lithuanian) Jonas Zinkus; et al., eds. (1985–1988). "Ežerėlis". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija. I. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 527. LCC 86232954.
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