Marijampolė

City

Marijampolė Basanavičius square

Flag

Coat of arms

Nickname(s): Miami of Lithuania (unofficial)

Location of Marijampolė

Marijampolė

Location of Marijampolė

Coordinates: 54°32′50″N 23°21′00″E / 54.54722°N 23.35000°ECoordinates: 54°32′50″N 23°21′00″E / 54.54722°N 23.35000°E

Lithuania

Marijampolė municipality

Eldership

Marijampolė eldership

Capital of

Marijampolė County
Marijampolė municipality
Marijampolė eldership

First mentioned

1337

Granted city rights

1420

Government

• Type

Mayor-Council

• Mayor

Vidmantas Brazys (LSDP)

• Mayor deputy

Gintautas Stankevičius (Liberal Movement)

• City Council

Councilmembers

Area

• Total

21 km² (8 sq mi)

Elevation

86 m (282 ft)

Population (2015)

• Total

38,345 (7th)

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Postal code

68001

Area code(s)

(+370) 343

Website

www.marijampole.lt

Marijampolė ( pronunciation ; also known by several other names) is an industrial city and the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The population of Marijampolė is 48,700 (2003). It is the Lithuanian center of the Suvalkija region.

Marijampolė is the seventh largest city in Lithuania, and has been its regional center since 1994. The city covers an area equal to 205.07 square kilometres (79.18 sq mi). The Šešupė River divides the city into two parts which are connected by six bridges.

The city has also been known as Marijampolis, Mariampol, Starapole, Pašešupiai, Marjampol, Mariyampole, and Kapsukas.

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1667–1795
Kingdom of Prussia 1795-1807
Duchy of Warsaw ( First French Empire) 1807-1815
Congress Poland ( Russian Empire) 1815–1915
German Empire 1915-1918 (military occupation)
Kingdom of Lithuania 1918
Republic of Lithuania 1918-1940
Soviet Union 1940–1941 (military occupation)
Nazi Germany 1941-1944 (military occupation)
Soviet Union 1944–1990
Republic of Lithuania 1990–present

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