Rukla is a small town in
Kaunas County
Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished.
Symbols
The county's coat of arms can be blazon ...
in central
Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 2,098. Administrative centre of
Rukla Eldership
Rukla Eldership ( lt, Ruklos seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in a southern part of Jonava District Municipality. As of 2020, administrative centre and largest settlement within eldership was Rukla.
Geography
* Rivers: Neris, Lank ...
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The national
Refugees Reception Center
A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution. hosts all refugees coming to the country.
Military base
Five different
Lithuanian Armed Forces
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military units are based in Rukla. Military facilities include the
Gaižiūnai military training ground (12,500 ha) and
Jonava Air Base
Jonava Airport also known as Rukla or Gaižiūnai Airfield ( lt, Jonavos aerodromas; ICAO: EYRU) was a military airfield in Lithuania located southeast of Jonava. It was part of Rukla–Gaižiūnai military facilities. The airport featured a lin ...
. Since 2017, Rukla hosts the
NATO Enhanced Forward Presence
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.
Demographics
Gallery
File:Saber_Strike_Closing_Ceremonies_in_Rukla,_Lithuania.jpg, US M1 Abrams
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tank in the Gaižiūnai military training ground
File:Ruklos pabėgelių centras.JPG, Refugees Reception Center
File:Kelias_143._Prie_Ruklos.JPG, Road to Rukla
See also
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Gaižiūnai
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Pabradė
Pabradė (; pl, Podbrodzie; yi, פּאָדבראָדז ''Podbrodz'') is a town in Lithuania, in Švenčionys district municipality, on Žeimena river, 38 km south-west of Švenčionys.
Pabradė is a busy place as the Vilnius–Daugavp ...
References
Towns in Kaunas County
Jonava District Municipality
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