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LITHUANIA. Some facts from the history of Lithuania. The name of Lithuania was first mentionedin the Quedlinburg Annals in 1009. In the Midle Ages the territory of Lithuania streched from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea . Lithuania has become a Russian province in 1795.
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Somefactsfromthehistoryof Lithuania • The name of Lithuania was first mentionedin the Quedlinburg Annals in 1009. • IntheMidleAgestheterritoryof Lithuania strechedfromthe Baltic Sea to theBlackSea. • Lithuania hasbecome a Russianprovincein 1795. • Lithuania wasdeclaredanindependentstatein 1918.
Geography • The territory of Lithuania from east to the west stretches 373 km, from north to the south - 276 km.
Political system • TheRepublicof Lithuania is a multi-partyparliamentaryrepublic. Presidentof Lithuania is Dalia Grybauskaitė.
Lithuanian flag colors mean • Yellow represents the sun, light and prosperity. • Green symbolizes the natural beauty, freedom and hope. • red - earth, courage, shed blood for their homeland.
Lithuania earth is flat, but it has mounds, low hills, lakes and rivers.
Lithuanians many years ago grew and now are growing rye, wheat, oat, buckwheat, barley.
OurHometown • Ourhometownis Alytus. It islocatedinthesouthernpartof Lithuania, 108 km south-west of Vilnius, ourcapitalcity.
Thetownofwhiteroses • The symbol and the coat of arms of our town is a white rose.In summer you can see lots of roses blooming in the parks and streets of our town.
Alytus has 48 000 of inhabitants. There are 8 basic schools and 4 gymnasiums in our town. We also have a Music School and Art School. There are several enterprises working in our town.
Alytus Mound • The main tourist attraction in our town is the Mound. In the 14th century there was a wooden castle standing on the top of it. Now you need to go 254 steps up to get to the top of the mound.