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'''Panevėžys''' (approximate [[International_Phonetic_Alphabet_for_English | English transcription]] [pʌ.nɛ.vɛ.ˈʒıːs], [[simplified_phonetic_transcription_for_Lithuanian_(wikipedia) |simplified Lithuanian transcription ]] [panevēʒ'''ī'''s] - fifth largest [[city]] in [[Lithuania]]. It occupies 50 square [[kilometer]]s with more than 119,000 inhabitants, the majority of whom (96 per cent) are [[Lithuanians]].
Panevėžys is situated in the middle of Lithuania; it is halfway between two [[Baltic]] [[capital]]s - [[Vilnius]] and [[Riga]]. The city lies in a good geographical position which plays a major role in communication with other [[List_of_cities_in_Lithuania|Lithuanian cities]] and the city of [[Kaliningrad]]. The [[Via Baltica]] [[highway]] runs through the city and connects it to many [[Scandinavia]]n and [[Central Europe]]an countries. Connected by railway to [[Šiauliai]] (Lithuania) and [[Daugavpils]] (Latvia), as well as [[Rubikiai]]/[[Anykščiai]] and [[Biržai]] by [[narrow gauge railway]], which now is not working in full capacity anymore however.
Considered capital of [[Aukštaitija]] [[Regions of Lithuania|region]]. Is a municiaplity on itself ([[Panevežys city]]) and also is the capital of [[Panevežys district]] municipality, and [[Panevežys county]].
Estabilished by Grand duke [[Aleksandras]] for which there is a statue.
==See also==
[[Ponevezh yeshiva]] and [[Bnei Brak]]
== External links ==
* [http://www.panevezys.lt/en Official city page]
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