Didžiasalis
Didžiasalis is a town in Ignalina district municipality, in Utena County, North Eastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1299 people. The town is near the border with Belarus.
Due to fall of Soviet Union town lost its main industry and suffered significant population loss of 60%. Many soviet built apartments were left empty. In 2019, Lithuanian National Television called this town Lithuanian Chernobyl.
Demographics
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References
- ^ "GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE". Osp.stat.gov.lt. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Utenos apskrities gyventojų surašymo duomenys". Lithuanian official statistics department. 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ "Zombių miestu ir Lietuvos Černobyliu vadinamas Didžiasalis nori nusikratyti etiketės: čia gera gyventi", www.lrt.lt
