Ignalina
Ignalina (Polish: Ignalino; German: Ingelin) is a city in eastern Lithuania. It is known as a tourist destination in the Aukštaitija National Park. Ignalina is also famous for the now decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in nearby Visaginas.
Ignalina | |
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Coat of arms | |
Ignalina Location of Ignalina | |
| Coordinates: 55°21′0″N 26°10′0″E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County | Utena County |
| Municipality | Ignalina district municipality |
| Eldership | Ignalina town eldership |
| Capital of | Ignalina district municipality Ignalina town eldership Ignalina rural eldership |
| First mentioned | 1810 |
| Granted city rights | 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Justas Rasikas (LSDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 4,998 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
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