Alanta
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For the mountain in Peru whose name is also spelled "Alanta", see Jalanta.
Not to be confused with Atlanta.
Alanta (dialectal Aukštaitian name Alunta, Polish: Owanta, Yiddish אַוואָנטע) is a small town in Molėtai district municipality, Lithuania. It is the administrative seat of the Alanta Elderate. According to a census in 2011, Alanta had 348 residents.[1] It is situated at the crossing of two roads: Molėtai–Anykščiai and Utena–Alanta–Ukmergė. The town's St. Jacob's church was built in 1909.
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Alanta | |
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Nickname: Alunta | |
Coordinates: 55°21′N 25°17′E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
County | Utena County |
Municipality | Molėtai district municipality |
Elderate | Alanta elderate |
Seat of | Alanta elderate |
First mentioned | 1436 |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 348 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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The Synagogue of Alanta is one of only 17 surviving wooden synagogues in Lithuania.[2]