Kazlų Rūda

Town in Suvalkija, Lithuania

Coat of arms

54°45′0″N 23°30′0″E / 54.75000°N 23.50000°E / 54.75000; 23.50000CountryLithuaniaEthnographic regionSuvalkijaCountyMarijampole CountyMunicipality Kazlų Rūda municipalityEldershipKazlų Rūda eldershipCapital ofKazlų Rūda municipality
Kazlų Rūda eldershipFirst mentioned1744^[1]Government

• MayorMantas VaraškaPopulation

(2020)

• Total5,666Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)WebsiteOfficial website

Kazlų Rūda (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a city in the Marijampole County in southern Lithuania. It is located 27 km (17 miles) north from Marijampolė. The city is surrounded by forests, but a railway line crosses the city and divides it into almost equal parts.

The former Soviet Army Kazlų Rūda airbase is 5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Kazlų Rūda.

History

The settlement was founded by Polish Masurian grubbers.^[2] In the 19th century, iron was mined here and iron axes etc. were produced.^[2]

During World War I, it was occupied by Germany. During World War II, it was occupied by the Soviet Union from 1940, by Nazi Germany from 1941, and then once again by the Soviet Union from 1944.

Economy

Inter IKEA Holding operates a manufacturing plant in the city.

Sport

FK Šilas Kazlų Rūda football club;
FK Kazlų Rūda football club;
Kazlų Rūdos miesto stadionas (Stadium of Kazlų Rūda);
Sports center of Kazlų Rūda;

Twin towns – sister cities

Kazlų Rūda is twinned with six cities:^[3]

Frombork, Poland^[4]
Sondershausen, Germany
Lwówek, Poland
Koriukivka, Ukraine
Olecko, Poland
Gołdap, Poland

References

^ "Istorija". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1883. p. 562.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Tarptautinis Bendradarbiavimas". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
^ "Strony w dziale". Frombork. Retrieved 4 May 2014.