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Lazdijai District Municipality

Local name: Lazdijų rajono savivaldybė

Located in Alytus County, Lithuania Coordinates: 54°14′00″ N 23°31′00″ E

Lazdijai District Municipality
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Population
21,251
21.3K
Elevation
123 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
Places inside
13
listed under Lazdijai District Municipality
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KUN Kaunas International Airport89 km
VNO Vilnius International Airport123 km

About Lazdijai District Municipality

Lazdijai District Municipality is a district. Location: Alytus County, Lithuania. Population: 21,251.

From Wikipedia

Lazdijai District Municipality (Lithuanian: Lazdijų rajono savivaldybė) is a municipality in Alytus County, Lithuania.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1950
Area
1,309 km²
Official website
lazdijai.lt

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Lazdijai District Municipality

  • Alytus City Municipality
  • Druskininkai Municipality
  • Marijampolė Municipality
  • Kalvarija municipality

Population of Lazdijai District Municipality over time

Population of Lazdijai District Municipality over time
2012 22,064
2013 21,639
2014 21,254
2015 20,813
2016 20,438
2017 19,821
2018 19,115
2019 18,695
2020 18,324
2021 18,247
2022 17,892
2023 17,452

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Lazdijai District Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 46 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (84 mm)
Driest month
February (27 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lazdijai District Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°11°18°21°22°22°16°11°4°0°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°2°7°10°12°11°8°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)362735395072846557484645

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lazdijai District Municipality

The nearest airport is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 89 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kaunas, 79 km to the north.

Airports

  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 89 kmnortheast
  • Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 123 kmeast
  • Olsztyn-Mazury Airport (SZY) Szymany 189 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 79 kmnorth
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 125 kmnortheast
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 224 kmnorthwest
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 304 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lazdijai District Municipality

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 5 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Ežeras Veisiejis Lake 21 kmS
  • Ežeras Metelys Lake 18 kmNE
  • Jezioro Gaładuś Lake 8 kmSW
  • Ežeras Dusia Lake 13 kmNE

25–60 km10 places

  • Ūla River 54 kmE
  • Marcinkańce Ghetto Historic site 60 kmE
  • Ežeras Lavysas Lake 59 kmE
  • Ežeras Didžiulis Lake 56 kmE

60–100 km24 places

  • Kuźnica Ghetto Historic site 80 kmS
  • Suchowola Ghetto Historic site 77 kmS
  • Janów Ghetto Historic site 87 kmS
  • Jasionówka Ghetto Historic site 100 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lazdijai District Municipality

13 places
  1. 7 Krosna 244
  2. 8 Rudamina 197
  3. 9 Karužai 108
  4. 10 Galiniai 28

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Lakes, rivers & coasts3

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources