Panevėžys

Panevėžys

      city, north-central Lithuania, on the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in 1503, it was chartered as a district town in 1842 and became a regional economic centre.

      Agricultural trade is important in the city; the leading industry is food processing (especially sugar refining). There are also metalworks, glassworks, and a large flax-processing plant. The city has schools of technology, music, and medicine. The Panevėžys Drama Theatre, a celebrated national institution, was founded in 1940. Pop. (1992 est.) 132,300.

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