Jonava

Jonava is a city in Lithuania. Jonava has a population of about 26 thousand people, which makes it the ninth-largest city in Lithuania. It is in Kaunas County. The city has a fertilizer factory.

Jonava
City
Flag of Jonava
Coat of arms of Jonava
Nickname(s): 
Jonų ir Janinų sostinė
(The capital of Jonai and Janinos)
Coordinates: 55°4′20″N 24°16′50″E
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityJonava district municipality
EldershipJonava City Eldership
Capital ofJonava district municipality
Jonava town eldership
First mentioned1740
Granted city rights1864
Area
  Total13.6682 km2 (5.2773 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total26,423
  Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
55xxx
Websitewww.jonava.lt

History

Jonava was established (built) in 1750. A bishop named Juozapas Kazimieras Kosakovskis ordered for a wooden church to be built here in 1776.[1]

References

  1. Lietuva. 100 vietų, kurias turite pamatyti (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Terra Publica. pp. 106 p. ISBN 978-9955-652-88-5.



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