MolÄ—tai
Molėtai ( German, 18th Century: Mulau ) is a town with 6,900 inhabitants, and the seat of the homonymous Rajongemeinde in Utena district in the east of Lithuania. The area of the town is 3.77 km ². It forms in the community by a specific urban district office ( miesto seniūnija ).
Location
Molėtai located 30 km south of Utena, 63 km north of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, on the highway Vilnius - Utena at the Siesartis.
History
The first documentary mention of the place told by the deed in 1387 that issued the Polish King and Lithuanian Grand Duke Jogaila the church servants of Vilnius for the area around Molėtai. In the 19th century numerous merchants and craftsmen settled, which led to a rapid growth.
Infrastructure
In the city there is a Catholic church ( built in 1907 ), a national museum, a hospital, a cultural center, a post office (LT- 33001 ) and the district court Molėtai. From Molėtai there are country roads to Ukmergė Pabradė, Labanoras and anykščiai.
Rajongemeinde
The Rajongemeinde Molėtai has 23540 inhabitants and an area of 1368 km ². It includes the city except the 5 towns ( miesteliai ) Alanta, Balninkai, Dubingiai, Giedraičiai and Joniškis, and 928 villages.
It is divided into 12 administrative districts ( seniūnijai ):
- Alanta
- Balninkai
- Toliejai
- Dubingiai
- Giedraičiai
- Inturkė
- Joniškis
- Luokesa ( based in Molėtai )
- Mindunai
- City Molėtai
- Suginčiai
- Videniškiai