Molėtai District Municipality (Moletai)
Molėtai is known for its many lakes. There are about 220 lakes in the district and they cover about 7% of the total territory. Since it is only about 60 km north of Vilnius, many Vilnians own summer homes there. The area offers many recreational opportunities. It is easy to reach Molėtai because there is a highway connecting Vilnius and Utena which divides the district into two almost equal parts. Since there is little industry, the district is proud of its lack of pollution. The land is not very fertile, therefore the district's government is focused on developing tourism.
Another natural resource of the district are its forests which cover about 26.6% of its territory.
District structure: Population of largest Molėtai District Municipality elderships (2011):
* 1 city – Molėtai;
* 5 towns – Alanta, Balninkai, Dubingiai, Giedraičiai and Joniškis;
* 928 villages.
* Molėtai – 6434
* Giedraičiai – 684
* Naujasodis – 496
Map - Molėtai District Municipality (Moletai)
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Country - Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic_(1918–1919)
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Germany had lost World War I and signed the Compiègne Armistice on 11 November 1918. Its military forces then started retreating from the former Ober Ost territories. Two days later, the government of the Soviet Russia renounced the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which had assured Lithuania's independence. Soviet forces then launched a westward offensive against Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine in an effort to spread the global proletarian revolution and replace national independence movements with Soviet republics. Their forces followed retreating German troops and reached Lithuania by the end of December 1918.
Currency / Language
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EUR | Euro | € | 2 |
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LT | Lithuanian language |
PL | Polish language |
RU | Russian language |