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Zarasai

Northern Europe

Zarasai is a city in northeastern Lithuania, in the Aukštaitija region, surrounded by several lakes, including Lake Zarasas to the north, Lake Zarasaitis to the southeast, Lake Baltas, and Lake Griežtas to the east, two of which are linked by the Laukesa River. The city holds the record for Lithuania's highest recorded daytime temperature, 37.5 degrees Celsius, set on 30 July 1994, and hosts summer music festivals including Mėnuo Juodaragis and Roko naktys.

Facts
Population
5942 1
Founding Year
1506 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
134 1
Latitude
55.730556 degrees north 1
Longitude
26.247222 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Sources
1. Zarasai (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 5,942 (2023)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 55.730556, longitude 26.247222
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 134 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 5942 (2023)
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2. GeoNames: Zarasai - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 592891
    55.73225 26.25115 P PPLA2 LT 64 43 4350 6051 154 Europe/Vilnius
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 154 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 55.75, 26.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 55.75, 26.25
55.75 26.25 Dfb
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Zarasai (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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