Akmenė
City in Samogitia, Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Akmenė (pronounced [ɐkˈmɛːneː] ⓘ) is a city in northern Lithuania.
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Akmenė | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 56°19′N 22°54′E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
County | Šiauliai County |
Municipality | Akmenė district municipality |
Eldership | Akmenė eldership |
Capital of | Akmenė eldership |
First mentioned | 1511 |
Granted city rights | 1592 |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,345 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Following the discovery of large reserves of limestone and clay in the region, in 1947 construction work began on one of the largest cement production complexes in the Baltic States. Nearby, a new town grew up which was to become the region's administrative centre: Naujoji Akmenė ("New Akmenė").