Jonava: City in Kaunas County, Lithuania
Jonava is a city in Lithuania.
Jonava has a population of about 26 thousand people, which makes it the ninth-largest city in Lithuania. It is in Kaunas County. The city has a fertilizer factory.
Jonava | |
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City | |
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| Nickname(s): Jonų ir Janinų sostinė (The capital of Jonai and Janinos) | |
| Coordinates: 55°4′20″N 24°16′50″E / 55.07222°N 24.28056°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Jonava district municipality |
| Eldership | Jonava City Eldership |
| Capital of | Jonava district municipality Jonava town eldership |
| First mentioned | 1740 |
| Granted city rights | 1864 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.6682 km2 (5.2773 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 26,423 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 55xxx |
| Website | www |
History
Jonava was established (built) in 1750. A bishop named Juozapas Kazimieras Kosakovskis ordered for a wooden church to be built here in 1776.
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