Towns in Lithuania ( lt, miestelis) retain their historical distinctiveness even though for statistical purposes they are counted together with villages. At the time of the
census in 2001, there were
103 cities, 244 towns, and some 21,000 villages in
Lithuania. Since then three cities (
Juodupė
Juodupė (literally: ''black river'') ( pl, Pojedupie) is a small town in Rokiškis district municipality, Lithuania. It is located near the confluence of Juodupė rivulet with Vyžuona not far from the border with Latvia. According to the 2011 c ...
,
Kulautuva, and
Tyruliai) and two villages (
Salakas and
Jūrė) became towns. Therefore, during the
2011 census, there were 249 towns in Lithuania.
According to Lithuanian law, a town is a compactly-built settlement with a population of 500–3,000 and at least half of the population works in economic sectors other than agriculture.
Lietuvos Respublikos teritorijos administracinių vienetų ir jų ribų įstatymas (Law on Administrative Units and Their Borders of the Republic of Lithuania)
Seimas
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas (), is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of government in Lithuania, enacting laws and amendme ...
law database, June 19, 1994, law no. I-558. However, there are many exceptions as many cities, towns, and villages retain their statuses based on historical tradition. Towns usually have a church and are capitals of elderates. Some towns have a coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...
.
Towns
See also
* List of cities in Lithuania
In Lithuania, there are 103 cities (in Lithuanian: singular – miestas, plural – miestai). The term ''city'' is defined by the Parliament of Lithuania as compact urban areas populated by more than 3,000 people of whom at least two thirds wor ...
(Lithuanian: plural – ''miestai'', singular – ''miestas'')
* List of Lithuanian towns in other languages
* Administrative divisions of Lithuania
This article is about the administrative divisions of Lithuania.
Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1251–1569)
In the earliest stages of the formation of the Lithuanian state, the area included several "lands" (Lithuanian: plural – ', singular – ' ...
* Counties
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
(Lithuanian: singular – ''apskritis'', plural – ''apskritys'')
* Municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
(Lithuanian: plural – ''savivaldybės'', singular – ''savivaldybė'')
* Elderships (or wards) (eldership, ward) (Lithuanian: plural – ''seniūnijos'', singular – ''seniūnija'').
* '' Seniūnaitija'' (sub-eldership)
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Towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...