Salakas
| Salakas | ||
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  Salakas | ||
| Coordinates: 55°34′40″N 26°08′00″E / 55.57778°N 26.13333°ECoordinates: 55°34′40″N 26°08′00″E / 55.57778°N 26.13333°E | ||
| Country |
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| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
| County | Utena County | |
| Municipality | Zarasai | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 519 | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
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Salakas is a town in northeastern Lithuania with a population of 519 inhabitants in 2011.[1] It is famous for the neo-romantic church of Lady of Sorrows. It was built in 1911.
History
The settlement of Sakalas appeared in IX-XI AD. However, First time its name was mentioned only in 1422, in the populated places dissemination scheme by Henryk Łowmiański.[2]
References
- ↑ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Salakas » Salako istorija". www.salakas.lt. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
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