Pakuonis is a small town in
Prienai district municipality,
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
. It is located near the
Neman River
Neman, Nemunas or Niemen is a river in Europe that rises in central Belarus and flows through Lithuania then forms Lithuania–Russia border, the northern border of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia's western exclave, which specifically follows its s ...
. According to 2011 census, it has population of 608.
The village was first mentioned in 1744. The first church was built in 1792 or 1794 and the town began to grow around it. On April 23, 2004, town coat of arms, depicting a blooming apple tree, was approved by a presidential decree.
[Pakuonis]
Prienai district municipality.
Gallery
Image:Pakuonio Švč. Mergelės Marijos Ėmimo į dangų bažnyčia nuo Kranto g.JPG, Church
Image:Pakuonis. Įvažiavimas nuo Margininkių ir Dvylikių.JPG, Arriving from Margininkai
Image:Pakuonis. Sodų g.JPG, Sodų street
Image:Pakuonis. Tylos g.JPG, Tylos street
Image:Kuonės upė Pakuonyje, Aušros g.JPG, Kuonė in Aušros st.
Image:Pakuonis. Medinis paminklas Žalgiriui netoli bažnyčios.JPG, Wooden monument
References
Towns in Lithuania
Towns in Kaunas County
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