Some facts about Lithuania

The republic of Lithuania is situated near the Baltic Sea. The length of the sea border is 99 kilometres. Kuršių Nerija, a narrow spit of land, is between the Baltic Sea and Kurish Lagoon. It is often called the Lithuanian Sahara. To the north the country borders on the Republic of Latvia, to the east and south – on Belarus, to the southwest - on Poland and on the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation. The geometric centre of the republic is about two kilometres west of Kėdainiai. The centre of Europe is near the village Bertonai, 25 kilometres north of Vilnius. The highest point is Juozapinės hill, not far from Vilnius. It is 293.6 metres above sea level. The Nemunas River flows 397 kilometres. The Tauragnas is the deepest lake.
The first inhabitants had sttled in the present territory of Lithuania about 900 BC. Lithuania was first mentioned in a Latin chronicle in 1009. It is believed that Lithuania got its name from the Lietava River, the right tributary of the River Neris. If flows about 25 kilometres from the town Kernavė. The union of the Baltic tribes developed into the state of Lithuania in the 13th century. King Mindaugas (1251 – 1263) was the first Lithuanian king. The first Lithuanian ruler Gediminas...

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