Ukmergė district
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Ukmergė District Municipality Ukmergės rajono savivaldybė |
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 Location of Ukmergė district municipality |
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| Country |
 Lithuania
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| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
| County | Vilnius County | |
| Capital | Ukmergė | |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,395 km2 (539 sq mi) | |
| Population (2001 census) | ||
| • Total | 48,700 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | www |
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The Ukmergė District Municipality is a municipality in Vilnius County, Lithuania. The capital of the municipality is Ukmergė, the largest settlement and only city in the municipality. The entire municipality belongs to Aukštaitija ethnographic region.
There are 10 towns in Ukmergė municipality: Deltuva, Lyduokiai, Pabaiskas, Siesikai, Šešuoliai, Taujėnai, Vepriai, Vidiškiai, Želva and Žemaitkiemis. Ukmergė municipality shares the second place in Lithuania (with Radviliškis District Municipality) according to the number of towns. There are 612 villages in the municipality, of which 234 are full parishes.
Vepriai is the most populous town in the municipality and is a local tourism (notably rural tourism) center. Siesikai is best known for the 16th century Renaissance Siesikai (Daumantai) Castle near Siesikai Lake. Deltuva has been the centre of the important Deltuva Land at the emergence of the centralised Lithuanian State. The ruins of one of the first Calvinist churches in Lithuania (17th century, Renaissance style) are near Deltuva. Pabaiskas was established near the location where the notorious Battle of Pabaiskas between the armies led by Žygimantas Kęstutaitis and Švitrigaila has taken place on 1 September 1435.
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