Alytus

Summary

Alytus is a city^[1]. Alytus draws 560 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #647 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alytus is located in Alytus City Municipality^[3].
• Alytus is in the country of Lithuania^[4].
• Alytus's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rochester^[6].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Opole^[7].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ostrołęka^[8].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Albano Laziale^[9].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as General San Martín^[10].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Berdychiv^[11].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Irpin^[12].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amata Municipality^[13].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Botkyrka Municipality^[14].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mandal^[15].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rouen^[16].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kremenchuk^[17].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Suwałki^[18].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vélizy-Villacoublay^[19].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ningbo^[20].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hiratsuka^[21].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Giżycko County^[22].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ełk^[23].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Crawley^[24].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cēsis^[25].
• Alytus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Focșani^[26].
• Alytus's legislative body is recorded as Alytus city council (2011-2015)^[27].

Body

Geography

Alytus is in the country of Lithuania^[4]. Alytus is located in Alytus City Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+51534'}^[28], {'amount': '+50422'}^[29], {'amount': '+49895'}^[30], {'amount': '+51793'}^[31], {'amount': '+54431'}^[32], and {'amount': '+55614'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Alytus's instance of is recorded as city^[5].

History and Context

1377 marks the founding of Alytus^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Alytus include Alitus^[35], an impact crater^[36].

Why It Matters

Alytus draws 560 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #647 of 5,534).^[2] Alytus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Alytus is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Alytus include Alitus^[35], an impact crater^[36].