Alytus County
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Alytus County is one of ten counties
in Lithuania
. It is the southernmost county, and its capital is the city of Alytus
. Its territory lies within the ethnographic region
of Dzūkija
. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Alytus County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
, a spa visited for its healing waters, is located in Alytus County, as is Grūtas Park
, also known as Stalin World, a Soviet
theme park. There are more than 420 lakes in Alytus County.
Counties of Lithuania
The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties , all named after their capitals. The counties are divided into 60 municipalities : 9 city municipalities, 43 district municipalities and 8 municipalities...
in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. It is the southernmost county, and its capital is the city of Alytus
Alytus
Alytus is a city with municipal rights in southern Lithuania. It is the capital of Alytus County. Its population in 2007 was 68,835. Alytus is the historical centre of the Dzūkija region. The city lies on the banks of the Nemunas River. The major highways linking Vilnius, Kaunas, Lazdijai, and...
. Its territory lies within the ethnographic region
Regions of Lithuania
Lithuania can be divided into historical and cultural regions . The exact borders are not fully clear, as the regions are not official political or administrative units. They are delimited by culture, such as country traditions, traditional lifestyle, songs, tales, etc. To some extent regions...
of Dzūkija
Dzukija
Dzūkija or Dainava is one of five ethnographic regions of Lithuania. Dzūkija is a cultural region defined by traditional lifestyles and dialects of the local Lithuanian population and has never been defined as a political or administrative unit...
. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Alytus County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
Municipalities
The municipalities in Alytus County are:- Alytus city municipality
- Alytus district municipalityAlytus district municipalityThe Alytus district municipality is a municipality in Lithuania, located in the Dzūkija ethnographic region.This municipality was founded in 1950, and until 1953 was a part of the Kaunas province. In 1959, another reorganization of parts of the former Simnas and Daugai municipalities occurred,...
- Druskininkai municipality
- Lazdijai district municipalityLazdijai district municipalityLazdijai district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania....
- Varėna district municipalityVarena district municipalityVarėna district municipality is a municipality in southern Lithuania, Alytus County.- History :Along with Vilnius region, a large part of Varėna district municipality was on the Polish side of not-mutually recognized border during the interwar period. This was mainly due the strategic Warsaw –...
Geography
The town of DruskininkaiDruskininkai
Druskininkai is a spa town on the Neman River in southern Lithuania, close to the borders of Belarus and Poland. The city of Druskininkai has a population of 18,233 and dates back as a spa resort to the 19th century.-Names:...
, a spa visited for its healing waters, is located in Alytus County, as is Grūtas Park
Grutas Park
Grūtas Park is a sculpture garden of Soviet-era statues and an exposition of other Soviet ideological relics from the times of the Lithuanian SSR...
, also known as Stalin World, a Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
theme park. There are more than 420 lakes in Alytus County.