Prienai

Prienai
City
Panorama of Prienai from air
Panorama of Prienai from air
Coat of arms of Prienai
Prienai is located in Lithuania
Prienai
Prienai
Location of Prienai
Coordinates: 54°38′0″N 23°56′30″E / 54.63333°N 23.94167°E / 54.63333; 23.94167
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSuvalkija
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityPrienai district municipality
EldershipPrienai city eldership
Capital ofPrienai district municipality
Prienai city eldership
First mentioned1502
Granted city rights1609
Area
 • Total7.87 km2 (3.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total8,894
 • Density1,130/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Prienai (Lithuanian pronunciation: [prʲɪ̂ɛ.nɐɪ̯ˑ] ) is a city in Lithuania situated on the Nemunas River, 29 km (18 mi) south of Kaunas. In 2023 the city had 8,894 inhabitants.[1] The name of the city is a derivative from a surname Prienas.[2] Pociūnai Airport is associated with the city.

  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  2. ^ A. Vanagas. Lietuvos miestų vardai. 1996, p.182