Utena County

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Utena County
native_name=Utenos apskritis
settlement_type= county
leader_title = County governor
leader_name= Angelė Kaušylienė


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map_caption = Location of Utena County
image_shield = Utena County COA.png

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
subdivision_type1= ISO 3166-2
subdivision_name1 = LT-UT
parts_type = Municipalities
parts =
p1= Anykščiai district municipality
p2= Ignalina district municipality
p3= Molėtai district municipality
p4= Utena district municipality
p5= Visaginas city municipality
p6= Zarasai district municipality
seat_type = Capital
seat = Utena
area_total_km2 = 7201
population_total = 172,580
population_density_km2=24.0
population_as_of = 2008
population_blank1 = 9th
population_blank1_title=Rank
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
website=http://www.utena.aps.lt/

Utena County ( _lt. Utenos apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. There are 185,962 inhabitants in the county (as of 2001). It is the most sparsely-populated county in Lithuania. It is divided into 6 municipalities. The capital and the largest city in the county is Utena. Utena is one of the oldest settlements in Lithuania and is mentioned in historical chronicles as early as in 1261. Utena is located 95 km from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. The County has a well developed network of roads.

Main branches of economy are textile, food and timber processing, beer and wine production, power engineering. Outstanding feature of region's economy is Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant.

Utena county is the second most popular tourism destination in Lithuania (after the seaside). Approximately 31% of territory is covered with forests. There are 1002 lakes in the county. They are connected by rivers and provide good opportunities for water tourism. One of the biggest tourism attractions is Aukštaitija National Park. In addition, county has 6 other regional parks. There are a number of unique places of interest that can be found only in Utena county, e.g. Asveja, the longest lake in Lithuania and Lake Tauragnas, the deepest one; Horse Museum, Ancient Beekeeping Museum, Ethnocosmological Museum, narrow gauge railway, a burial mound exposition, an exhibition of stone dust pictures.

Municipalities are:

* Anykščiai district municipality
* Ignalina district municipality
* Molėtai district municipality
* Utena district municipality
* Visaginas city municipality
* Zarasai district municipality

External links

lt icon [http://www.utenosapskritis.info Utenos apskrities puslapis]