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Panevėžys (pol. Poniewież) - fifth largest city in Lithuania. It occupies 50 square kilometers with more than 119 thousand inhabitants, the majority of whom (96 per cent) are Lithuanians.
Panevėžys is situated in the middle of Lithuania; it is halfway between two Baltic capitals - Vilnius and Riga. The city lies in a good geographical position which plays a major role in communication with other Lithuanian cities and the city of Kaliningrad. The Via Baltica highway runs through the city and connects it to many Scandinavian and West European countries.
See also
Ponevezh yeshiva and Bnei Brak
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