6-668: Daugai ( pronunciation , see also other names ) is a small city in Alytus district municipality , Lithuania . It is situated some 20 kilometres (12 mi) to east from Alytus on the shores of Lake Didžiulis . The city has the Church of Divine Providence ( Lithuanian : Dievo apvaizdos bažnyčia ) dating from 1862, extant bazaar square, Daugai Vladas Mironas secondary school, art school, agricultural school, kindergarten Bangelė , post office, cultural center, library, polyclinic and hospital, many commercial enterprises. Versions of
12-552: A compact urban area with more than 3,000 people, of whom at least two-thirds work in the industry or service sector. Settlements with a population of less than 3,000 but with historical city status are still considered to be cities. Smaller settlements are known as towns ( miesteliai ), and even smaller settlements are known as villages ( kaimai ). Often the official status of these smaller settlements are unclear, and people simply refer to both towns and villages as settlements ( gyvenvietės ). The cities started to form between
18-480: A special resort status. Of over 100 cities, only 14 have populations of over 20,000. Cities are quite evenly spread out through the territory of Lithuania. At the 2001 census , 66.7% of the population lived in cities. During the 2021 census it increased to 68.2% of the population. The smallest cities in Lithuania that have below 1,000 inhabitants. The counties are ranked by number of cities and further ranked by
24-410: Is mostly determined by trade and transportation routes. Some of the newer cities grew because of railroad construction, for example Kaišiadorys , Vievis , Radviliškis , Ignalina and Mažeikiai . In the 20th century, cities grew next to big industrial centers, for example Visaginas , Elektrėnai and Naujoji Akmenė . Five cities ( Birštonas , Druskininkai , Neringa , Palanga and Anykščiai ) have
30-474: The 13th and 14th centuries together with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . The first to receive city rights was Klaipėda . According to medieval law, a city could have its own fairs , taverns, guilds , courts, etc. Some former cities lost their status and are now just towns or villages, for example Kernavė and Merkinė . Most of the cities in Lithuania were established before the 18th century. Their location
36-550: The name in other languages include: Belarusian : Даўгi /Dauhi, Polish : Dougi or Dowgi, Russian : Дауги /Daugi, Yiddish : דויג/Doig . This Alytus County , Lithuania location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of cities in Lithuania In Lithuania , there are 103 cities ( miestai ). The term city is defined by the Parliament of Lithuania as
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