Ežerėlis
Town in Suvalkija, Lithuania
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Ežerėlis (ⓘ; literally: little lake) is a town in Kaunas County, Lithuania. It is located 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Kaunas city municipality.
Ežerėlis | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Saint Anthony church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Ežerėlis Location of Ežerėlis | |
| Coordinates: 54°53′0″N 23°37′0″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Suvalkija |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kaunas district municipality |
| Eldership | Ežerėlis eldership |
| Capital of | Ežerėlis eldership |
| First mentioned | 1915 |
| Granted town rights | 1956 |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 2,066 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
It is a fairly new settlement as it started developing only in 1918 when a peat digging enterprise was established in the Ežerėlis Bog.[1] According to the census of 1923, it had 132 residents. In 1959 the town reached the population of 2,200 and remained fairly stable since then.[1]
