Ignalina

Infobox Settlement
name = Ignalina
nickname =
settlement_type= City
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pushpin_label_position =left
pushpin_map_caption =Location of Ignalina
image_shield = Ignalina COA.gif
latd=55|latm=21|lats=0|latNS=N|longd=26|longm=10|longs=0|longEW=E
coordinates_display= inline,title
coordinates_type = region:LT_type:city(6500)
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
subdivision_type1 = Ethnographic region
subdivision_name1 = Aukštaitija
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Utena County
subdivision_type3 = Municipality
subdivision_name3 = Ignalina district municipality
subdivision_type4 = Eldership
subdivision_name4 = Ignalina town eldership
subdivision_type6 = Capital of
subdivision_name6 = Ignalina district municipality
Ignalina town eldership
Ignalina rural eldership
established_date = 1810
established_title = First mentioned
established_date2 = 1950
established_title2=Granted city rights
population_total = 6,591
population_as_of = 2001
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3

Ignalina (pronunciation|Ignalina.ogg) is a city in eastern Lithuania, famous for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in nearby Visaginas. It is said that Ignalina name got its name from Ignas and Lina, two lovers with quite popular Lithuanian names. Even though there are archeological evidences that people lived in Ignalina area in the Stone Age, Ignalina was mentioned only in 1810. It started to grow only after a railroad connecting Warsaw and Saint Petersburg was built in 1866. It is regarded as one of the new industrial cities. However, nowadays it is known more as a tourist destination in the Aukštaitija National Park.

External links

* http://www.ignalina.lt/