Birštonas
Birštonas (ⓘ, German: Birschtannen) is a balneological resort and a spa town in Lithuania situated 30 km (19 mi) south of Kaunas on the right bank of the Nemunas River. Birštonas received its city rights 1529 and was appointed a city in 1966. The city is the administrative centre of the Birštonas municipality.
Birštonas | |
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Top to bottom: Aerial view of Birštonas, Birštonas observation tower, Vytautas Spa, Sculptures of all native Lithuanian owls in Birštonas Park, Birštonas Church | |
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Birštonas Location of Birštonas | |
| Coordinates: 54°36′10″N 24°1′14.0″E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Suvalkija |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Birštonas municipality |
| Capital of | Birštonas municipality |
| First mentioned | 1382 |
| Granted city rights | 1529 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nijolė Dirginčienė |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 3,094 |
| • Density | 238/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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