Naujamiestis,_Panevėžys
Naujamiestis, Panevėžys
Town in Panevėžys County, Lithuania
Naujamiestis (literally "new town" in Lithuanian) is a small town in Panevėžys County, southwest of Panevėžys, on the right bank of Nevėžio near a pine forest, in northeastern Lithuania.
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The monument of K. Ulianskas of 1905-1907 stands in the old cemetery of Naujamiestis. for the victims of the revolution - "Angelas", the chapel-mausoleum of the Konkulevičius family. In the neighboring village of Naujamiestis there is a cemetery of the Karaites of Naujamiestis.
During the start of winter, the town creates large straw structures in the shapes of various animals, houses, and people. At the end of the festival, thousands of people gather for the ritualistic burning of the straw village.
According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 725.[1]