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Utena
County is in the North – east of Lithuania. The
region, bordering on Latvia and Belarus, offers
proximity to Eastern markets. It is crossed by
transit routes to the Republics of Belarus, Latvia
and the Russian Federation. The area of the County
is 7,200
km2 and
consists of the Anykščiai, Ignalina, Molėtai
and Zarasai districts and Municipality of the town
Visaginas. This territory is home to 205,000
inhabitants, who are 75.6% Lithuanian, 14.7%
Russian, 4.6% Polish and 2.3% Byelorussian.
The
territory is at the Baltija Hill ridge of the Aukštaičiai
Uplands and Plateau, and at the Šventoji River
basin. Scenic for its uplands and hills, thick
forests, and picturesque lakes, this county has
the highest number of lakes covering the greatest
area of the territory than any other Lithuanian
county. Forests in this region comprise 30.4 % of
the total area. Ethnographically, the entire
county is part of Eastern Aukštaitija. It is the
second in significance (after the seacoast)
tourism region of Lithuania. The region is famous
for its recreational zones, and it also has
well-developed industry. The region’s industry
includes the productions of foodstuffs, beverages
and clothing, and processing of quartz and wood.
Among the most capable enterprises are the joint
stock companies “Utenos trikotažas”
(knitwear), “Utenos alus” (beverages), “Anykščių
vynas” (wines). The exceptional feature of this
region’s economy and energy sector is the
Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. The brand new
subject of Lithuania economy has been established
in this region. It is the Utena Industry Park. The
Park already hosts a number of large and
successful companies and in the future it will
have positive influence to the economical
development in the region, to new projects of
production.
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