Turmantas
Town in Aukštaitija, Lithuania
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Turmantas (Polish: Turmont) is a town in the Zarasai district municipality, Lithuania. Located on the border with Latvia, it is a railway station on the Warsaw–Saint Petersburg railway. The village is known since 1798.[1] It began growing after completion of the railway in 1862. As part of the Wilno Voivodeship, Turmantas was part of the Second Polish Republic between 1920 and 1939. During that time a wooden Catholic church was rebuilt, an Orthodox church for the Old Believers[2] and a secondary school were built in the town.[1] According to the 2011 census, it had 286 residents.[3]
Turmantas | |
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Town | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Turmantas Location of Turmantas | |
| Coordinates: 55°41′40″N 26°27′40″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County |  Utena County |
| Municipality | Zarasai district municipality |
| Eldership | Turmantas eldership |
| Capital of | Turmantas eldership |
| First mentioned | 1798 |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 209 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |