Rudamina (Lazdijai)

For the village in Vilnius county read Rudamina (Vilnius)
Rudamina
Town

Rudamina panorama
Rudamina

Location in Lithuania

Coordinates: 54°17′20″N 23°27′0″E / 54.28889°N 23.45000°E / 54.28889; 23.45000Coordinates: 54°17′20″N 23°27′0″E / 54.28889°N 23.45000°E / 54.28889; 23.45000
Country  Lithuania
Municipality Lazdijai district municipality
Eldership Lazdijai eldership
Population (2001)
 â€¢ Total 296
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 â€¢ Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Rudamina mound

Rudamina is a small town in Alytus County in southern Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 296.[1] Rudamina hill fort, one of the most prominent hill forts of ancient Yotvingians, is located about 1 km southwest of the town. Nearby tumuli were dated to 3rd–4th century AD.[2] The town traces its history to 1576 when Massalski family established an estate and began cutting down the forest. In 1592, the Massalkis built a Catholic church; the present-day church was built in the 1770s. The town received Magdeburg rights in the early 17th century. However, Rudamina never grew larger as it was overshadowed by nearby Lazdijai and Å eÅ¡tokai with its train station.[2] Its population was 269 in 1800, 256 in 1923, 329 in 1959, 367 in 1979.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Alytaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovÄ—s ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 48. ISBN 9986-589-83-5.
  2. 1 2 Kviklys, Bronius (1964). MÅ«sų Lietuva (in Lithuanian) I. Boston: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla. pp. 486–489. OCLC 3303503.
  3. ↑ (Lithuanian) Jonas Zinkus; et al., eds. (1985–1988). "Rudamina". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija III. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 577. LCC 86232954.


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