Lazdijai
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  Lazdijai
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| Country |  Lithuania |
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| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija | ||
| County | Alytus County | ||
| Municipality | Lazdijai district municipality | ||
| Capital of | Lazdijai district municipality Lazdijai elderate |
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| First mentioned | 1570 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1597 | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| - Total | 5,140 | ||
| - Rank | 59th | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Lazdijai (pronunciation ) is a city in Lithuania located about 7km East of the border with Poland. It became important when in 1990 Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union. A new border control had to be established and several villages along the Poland-Lithuania border became entry/exit ports. However, Lazdijai became a center that oversees those small towns.
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