26 February 2015

#821 Vilnius, Lithuania


Marijampolė is an industrial city and the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad oblast and Lake Vištytis. The population of Marijampolė is 48,700 (2003). It is the Lithuanian center of the Suvalkija region.

Marijampolė is the seventh largest city in Lithuania, and has been its regional center since 1994. The city covers an area equal to 205.07 square kilometres (79.18 sq mi). The Šešupė River divides the city into two parts which are connected by six bridges.

1. Monument to "The Nation and Language. To commemorate 1000 years anniversary of the name of Lithuania."

2. Monument to commemorate the Tauras District partisans, their supporters and liaisons.

3. St. Vincent of Paula Church.


Date of Issue: September 7, 2013 - Red Book of Lithuania
Thank you, Ilona !
 
Sent on: February 24, 2015
Received on: February 26, 2015

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