Turmantas
| Turmantas | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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  Turmantas Location of Turmantas | |
| Coordinates: 55°41′40″N 26°27′40″E / 55.69444°N 26.46111°ECoordinates: 55°41′40″N 26°27′40″E / 55.69444°N 26.46111°E | |
| Country |
 Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County |
 Utena County |
| Municipality | Zarasai district municipality |
| Eldership | Turmantas eldership |
| Capital of | Turmantas eldership |
| First mentioned | 1798 |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 397 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Turmantas (Polish: Turmont) is a town in the Zarasai district municipality, Lithuania. Located on the border with Latvia, it is a railway station on the Warsaw – Saint Petersburg railway. The village is known since 1798.[1] It began growing after completion of the railway in 1862. As part of the Wilno Voivodeship, Turmantas was part of the Second Polish Republic between 1920 and 1939. During that time a wooden Catholic church was rebuilt, an Orthodox church for the Old Believers[2] and a secondary school were built in the town.[1] According to the 2001 census, it had 327 residents.[3]
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
References
- 1 2 (Lithuanian) Jonas Zinkus; et al., eds. (1985–1988). "Turmantas". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija IV. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 360. LCC 86232954.
- ↑ Zarasų rajono turizmo informacijos centras. Medinės sakralinės architektūros kelias Zarasų krašte (PDF). Lututė. p. 24. ISBN 978-9955-37-014-7.
- ↑ Utenos apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2003. p. 119. ISBN 9986-589-99-1.
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