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Kruonis
Town in Aukštaitija, Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kruonis (Polish: Kronie, Yiddish: קראָן, Kron) is a small town, located 37 km (23 mi) east of Kaunas, in Kaunas County, central Lithuania. The name of Kruonis comes from a small creek Kruonė. In 2011 it had a population of 661.[1] The center of Kruonis is a state-protected urbanistic monument. The only in the Baltic States Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant (the KPSP) is situated 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Kruonis. Each year a music festival Renesanso naktys Kruonyje (The Nights of Renaissance in Kruonis) takes place in the church where the classical music of the composers of 16th-17th centuries being performed.
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Coordinates: 54°45′30″N 24°14′40″E | |
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Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
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• Total | 661 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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