Kazlų Rūda

Kazlų Rūda
Town
Town hall of Kazlų Rūda
Town hall of Kazlų Rūda
Coat of arms of Kazlų Rūda
Kazlų Rūda is located in Lithuania
Kazlų Rūda
Kazlų Rūda
Location of Kazlų Rūda
Coordinates: 54°45′0″N 23°30′0″E / 54.75000°N 23.50000°E / 54.75000; 23.50000
CountryLithuania
Ethnographic regionSuvalkija
CountyMarijampole County
MunicipalityKazlų Rūda municipality
EldershipKazlų Rūda eldership
Capital ofKazlų Rūda municipality
Kazlų Rūda eldership
First mentioned1744[1]
Government
 • MayorMantas Varaška
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,666
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Kazlų Rūda (pronunciation, German: Koselrode) is a city in Lithuania. It is located 27 km (17 miles) north from Marijampolė. The city is surrounded by forests, but a railway line crosses the city and divides it into almost equal parts. Inter IKEA Holding operates a manufacturing plant in the city. The former Soviet Army Kazlų Rūda airbase is 5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Kazlų Rūda.

Sport

  • FK Šilas Kazlų Rūda football club;
  • FK Kazlų Rūda football club;
  • Kazlų Rūdos miesto stadionas (Stadium of Kazlų Rūda);
  • Sports center of Kazlų Rūda;

Twin towns – sister cities

Kazlų Rūda is twinned with six cities:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Istorija". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Tarptautinis Bendradarbiavimas". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Strony w dziale". Frombork. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

External links

  • Official website


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