Didžiasalis is a town in Ignalina district municipality, in Utena County, North Eastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1299 people.[2] The town is near the border with Belarus.
Didžiasalis | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Didžiasalis from western side | |
  Didžiasalis Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 55°19′10″N 26°40′50″E / 55.31944°N 26.68056°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County | Utena County |
| Municipality | Ignalina district municipality |
| Eldership | Didžiasalis eldership |
| Capital of | Didžasalis eldership |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,010[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Due to fall of Soviet Union town lost its main industry and suffered significant population loss of 60%. Many soviet built apartments were left empty. In 2019, Lithuanian National Television called this town Lithuanian Chernobyl.[3]
Demographics
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References
edit- ^ "GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE". Osp.stat.gov.lt. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Utenos apskrities gyventojų surašymo duomenys". Lithuanian official statistics department. 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ "Zombių miestu ir Lietuvos Černobyliu vadinamas Didžiasalis nori nusikratyti etiketės: čia gera gyventi", www.lrt.lt, 3 September 2019