Akmena rayon [1] [2] (Akmene rayon self-government; lit. Akmenės rajono savivaldybė ) is a municipal entity in Šiauliai county in north-western Lithuania .
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| Akmyan district | |||||
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| lit. Akmenės rajono savivaldybė | |||||
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| A country | Lithuania | ||||
| Enters into | Šiauliai County | ||||
| Includes | 6 elders | ||||
| Adm Centre | Nauyoyi-Akmene | ||||
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| Square | 844 km² (43rd place ) | ||||
| Timezone | EET ( UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 ) | ||||
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Starostva Akmyansky district | |||||
| Largest cities | Nauyoyi-Akmene , Vänta , Akmene | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 28 196 people ( 2007 ) ( 43rd place ) | ||||
| Density | 34.4 p / km² (25th place) | ||||
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Position and general characteristics
It borders with Latvia in the north, with the Joniška region in the east, Šiauliai region in the south-east, Telšiai district in the south-west, Mazeikiai region in the west. The administrative center is the city of Naujoji-Akmene ( lit. Naujoji Akmenė ). The area is 845 km². Forests cover 31.6% of the territory, peatlands - 6.5%. The Venta River flows through the district. Known for cement production.
History
Due to deposits of limestone and clay in 1947 began the construction of a large complex of cement production. Next to the complex, a new settlement Naujoi Akmene (city since 1965 ) has appeared. The district was formed on June 20, 1950 from part of the Courshene and Mazeikiai counties. The center was in Akmene. Since 1962, the administrative center of the district has been moved to the village of Naujoji Akmene. In the same year, the district was annexed to Mazeikiai district . The Akmenya region was formed anew in 1965 . In the course of the reform of self-government in Lithuania in 1995 , a new self-government was formed from the territory of the district ( lit. savivaldybė ). In 1999, the Veksznjaisko eldership ( lit. Viekšnių seniūnija ) was annexed to the Mažeikiai district self-government.
Municipalities
- 3 cities - Akmene , Naujoi-Akmene and Vänta ;
- 2 townships - Kruopiai and Papile ;
- 165 villages.
Population (2001):
- Naujoji-Akmene - 12 345
- Vänta - 3 412
- Akmene - 3,140
- Papile - 1 449
- Kruopiai - 614
- Kivlyayay - 551
- Daubishkiai - 493
- Ramučiai - 490
- Sablauskaya - 477
- Alkishkiai - 444
Starostva
District includes 6 elders:
- Akmene ( lit. Akmenės seniūnija ; adm. Center: Akmene )
- Vanta ( lit. Ventos seniūnija ; adm. Center: Vanta )
- Kruopiai ( lit. Kruopių seniūnija ; adm. Center: Kruopiai )
- Naujoji-Akmena rural ( lit. Naujosios Akmenės kaimiškoji seniūnija ; adm. Center: Naujoji-Akmene )
- Naujoji-Akmena City ( lit. Naujosios Akmenės miesto seniūnija ; adm. Center: Naujoji-Akmene )
- Papilo ( lit. Papilės seniūnija ; adm. Center: Papile )
Celebrities
Juozas Miltinis, People's Artist of the USSR, was born in the village of Dabikine, Akmenia region. [3]
Notes
- ↑ USSR. Administrative-territorial division of the Union republics on January 1, 1987 / Compiled and prepared for publication: V. Dudarev, N. Yevseeva. Editor: I. Kamanina. - Moscow: "News of the Soviets of People's Deputies of the USSR", 1987. - 671 p. - 103 800 copies
- ↑ Russian word stress. Dictionary of proper names. Author F. L. Ageenko. M .: ENAS, 2001.
- ↑ Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov, 3rd ed. T. 16. Moesia - Morshansk. 1974. 616 pp., Ill .; 32 l. ill. and cards.
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akmyan District
- Akmyan District Municipality