The vision of the city of Panevėžys

The city of Panevėžys is situated in the middle of Lithuania on the both banks of the river Nevėžis. It is the fifth largest city in Lithuania with over 133 000 inhabitants of them are 94% Lithuanians, 4% Russians, 0,3% Byelorussia’s. The central, the oldest part of the city lies by the river Nevėžis. The largest number of administrational institutions and some of industrial companies are functioning here.
A favourable geographical position provides good conditions for industry development. The most important industry branch – food industry. Sugar, meat, milk, bread processing companies are developing its activities. Good quality beer is produced in Brewery KALNAPILIS. Panevėžys Ethnography Museum and its branches provides the possibility to learn about the history of Panevėžys.The artists exhibit their works at Art Gallery, Photography Gallery, Gallery XX. Well-known events traditionally held in Panevėžys are: Ceramics Symposium, World Ultra-Triathlon Championship. Panevėžys is a home to many theatres: Drama Theatre named after a famous Director J. Miltinis, Puppet Wagon Theatre, Music Theatre, Masks‘ Theatre, Children Theatre MENAS.
The oldest of nowadays known documents where, no doubt, is spoken about the city of Panevėžys is the letter of Alexander, the Grand Duke of Lithuania and the King of Poland dated on September 7th, 1503. In this letter the Grand Duke donates the land between the rivers of Lėvuo and Nevėžis to the Dean of Ramygala on condition that the church should be built in this territory. In 1507 on the right bank of the Nevėžis river (not far from the crossroad of the existing Senamiesčio and Venslaviškio streets) a small wooden church and parsonage was built. In front of the church there was a market square with the tavern and a brewery with the bathhouse. Later, this settlement got the name of Panevėžys.
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