iauliai Region

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iauliai Region
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The most important information about region

• The region of iauliai is situated in the North
  of Lithuania.
• The history of iauliai region started in 1795.
• 360,7 thousand inhabitants live in iauliai
  region.
• The region covers 8540 km2 (13 of Lithuanias
  territory) and stands the second by area size in
  the country.

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• The region of iauliai consists of six
  districts.
• The centre of iauliai region is iauliai city.
• Almost 30 of people are working in the
  agricultural sphere.

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The centre of iauliai region is city of
iauliai. The name in Lithuanian means City of
Sun
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The most important information about iauliai
City

• 146800 inhabitants live in iauliai.
• There are
• 7 hotels
• Air port
• Bus station
• Railroad station
• 65 educational institutions
• 4 colleges

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• 1 university
• 58 cultural centers
• 3 Roman Catholic churches
• 11 museums
• 12 libraries
• 43 sport clubs
• 17 health security institutions.

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Places of interest

• The Hill of Crosses
• Manors
• The centre of supermarket Saules miestas

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The Hill of Crosses
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The Hill of Crosses

• Saint Hill is 12 km from iauliai
• The first crosses were erected in 1831
• On the 7th of September, 1993 the Hill of Crosses
  was visited by the Pope John Paul II who blessed
  Lithuania and all Europe from the place.

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There are more than 55 000 crosses
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Frenkel Palace
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The palace of Ch. Frenkel

• Ch. Frenkel was famous manufacturer (fabricant)
  of leather industry
• The palace was built in 1908
• It is a characteristic monument of modern
  architecture
• In 1994 the palace building was transferred to
  Aura (Dawn) Museum now there is Art Gallery
  in this building.

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Burbikis Manor

• It is between cities iauliai and Paneveys on
  the bank of the river Daugyvene
• Burbikis features a neogothic manor house which
  was built in 1819
• A very romantic park surrounds the palace
• The manor is famous for spring tulip feasts

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Supermarket Saules miestas (Sun city)

• There are 80 shops in this shopping centre
• It is in the centre of city iauliai
• There are beauty shops, cafes and restaurants
• There people of iauliai and tourists can rest
  and go shopping in their free time