Alytus
city in Lithuania
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Summary
Alytus is a city[1]. Alytus draws 989 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #647 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alytus City Municipality[3]
- Country: Lithuania[4]
- Twinned administrative body: Rochester[5], Opole[6], Ostrołęka[7], Albano Laziale[8], General San Martín[9], Berdychiv[10], Irpin[11], Amata Municipality[12], Botkyrka Municipality[13], Mandal[14], Rouen[15], Kremenchuk[16], Suwałki[17], Vélizy-Villacoublay[18]
- Legislative body: Alytus city council (2011-2015)[19]
- Postal code: LT-62001[20]
- Commons category: Alytus[21]
- Located in time zone: Eastern European Time[22]
- Local dialing code: 315[23]
- Inception: 1377[24]
- Official website: https://alytus.lt[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alytus[26]
- Commons gallery: Alytus[27]
- Population: 51,534[28], 50,422[29], 49,895[30], 51,793[31], 54,431[32], 55,614[33], 56,357[34], 57,281[35], 58,515[36], 60,302[37], 71,460[38], 71,261[39], 71,012[40], 70,053[41]
- Time of earliest written record: 1377[42]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[45], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[46], Great dictionary of geographical names[47]
- Capital of: Alytus County[48], Alytus District Municipality[49], Olita (gmina)[50]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Alytus include Alitus[51], an impact crater[52].
Why It Matters
Alytus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Alytus is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for Alytus include Alitus[51], an impact crater[52].