Marijampolė




City in Suvalkija, Lithuania





























































































Marijampolė
City

Marijampolė Basanavičius square

Marijampolė Basanavičius square





Flag of Marijampolė
Flag
Coat of arms of Marijampolė
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Miami of Lithuania (unofficial)

Location of Marijampolė
Location of Marijampolė



Marijampolė is located in Lithuania

Marijampolė

Marijampolė



Location of Marijampolė

Coordinates: 54°32′50″N 23°21′00″E / 54.54722°N 23.35000°E / 54.54722; 23.35000Coordinates: 54°32′50″N 23°21′00″E / 54.54722°N 23.35000°E / 54.54722; 23.35000
Country
 Lithuania
Ethnographic region Suvalkija
County
Marijampole County flag.svg Marijampolė County
Municipality Marijampolė municipality
Eldership Marijampolė eldership
Capital of
Marijampolė County
Marijampolė municipality
Marijampolė eldership
First mentioned 1337
Granted city rights
 1420
Government
 • Type Mayor-Council
 • Mayor
 Irena Lunskienė (acting) (LSDP)
 • Mayor deputy Gintautas Stankevičius (Liberal Movement)
 • City Council
Area
 • Total 21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
 86 m (282 ft)
Population (2017)
 • Total 36,628 (7th)
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 68001
Area code(s) (+370) 343
Website www.marijampole.lt

Marijampolė (About this sound pronunciation (help·info); also known by several other names) is an industrial city and the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The population of Marijampolė is 48,700 (2003). It is the Lithuanian center of the Suvalkija region.


Marijampolė is the seventh-largest city in Lithuania, and has been its regional center since 1994. The city covers an area equal to 205.07 square kilometres (79.18 sq mi). The Šešupė River divides the city into two parts which are connected by six bridges.




Contents






  • 1 Names


  • 2 History


  • 3 Transport


  • 4 Industry and economy


  • 5 Education


  • 6 Marijampolė Municipality


  • 7 International partners


  • 8 Notable people


  • 9 Gallery


  • 10 Notes and references


  • 11 External links





Names


The city has also been known as Marijampolis, Mariampol, Starapole, Pašešupiai, Marjampol, Mariyampole, and (1955–1989 m.) Kapsukas.



History



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Historical affiliations


Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1667–1795

Kingdom of Prussia 1795–1807
Duchy of Warsaw ( First French Empire) 1807–1815
Congress Poland ( Russian Empire) 1815–1915
German Empire German Empire 1915–1918 (military occupation)
Lithuania Kingdom of Lithuania 1918
Lithuania Republic of Lithuania 1918–1940
 Soviet Union 1940–1941 (military occupation)
 Nazi Germany 1941–1944 (military occupation)
 Soviet Union 1944–1990


Lithuania Republic of Lithuania 1990–present


The settlement was founded as a village called "Pašešupė" (in Polish: Poszeszupie), after the nearby river of Šešupė. As such the town was first mentioned in 1667. In the 18th century the village, at that time belonging to the Catholic Church, grew to become a market town and its name was changed to Starpol or "Staropole", after a new village built for Prienai starost's guards in the vicinity in 1739.[1] The settlement was destroyed by a fire in 1765.


After the disaster the wife of contemporary starost of Prienai, Pranciška Butlerienė née Ščiukaitė,[2] financed a new church and a monastery for the Congregation of Marian Fathers.[1] Following the foundation of the monastery, a new town was built in the area. It was named "Maryampol", after the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marya-), with the Greek suffix -pol denoting a town.[3]


On February 23, 1792 King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Stanisław II Augustus granted the "townlet of Mariampol" with Magdeburg Law and a privilege of market organisation. Following the Partitions of Poland the town was briefly part of Prussia. However, after the Napoleonic Wars it was restored to the Kingdom of Poland. In the 19th century the town continued to grow, mostly thanks to a large number of Jewish and German settlers. In 1817 the town became the seat of a separate powiat within the administrative system of the kingdom.[1] In 1827 the town had 1759 inhabitants. By 1861 the number had grown to 3718, 3015 of them being Jewish.[1] A fire consumed many wooden homes in 1868. As a result, many houses were rebuilt of stone.[4]


Following the January Uprising and the Russian suppression of the former Commonwealth lands, the powiat of Maryampol was seriously diminished.[1] Around that time also the monastery gained prominence as it was the only monastery owned by the Marians that was not closed down by the tsarist authorities.[5] As the surroundings of the town were primarily inhabited by Lithuanians,[1] the town became the centre of the Lithuanian national revival. The proximity of the Prussian border made the smuggling of books in Lithuanian language, banned in Imperial Russia, easier. Among the most notable Lithuanian scholars and writers active in Mariampol at that time were Kazys Grinius, Jonas Jablonskis, Vincas Kudirka and Antanas Venclova.




Monument to Deported Lithuanians in Marijampolė


Following World War I the town became part of Lithuania and was renamed to its current name. During World War II the town was occupied by Germany. On 1 September 1941, somewhere between 5,000 and 8,000 Jews from Marijampolė, Kalvarija and elsewhere—along with people from other backgrounds—were murdered. Their bodies were placed in mass graves near the Šešupė River. Most of the murderers were Lithuanian.[4][6] In the effect of the war the town was heavily damaged and almost emptied. After the war it was rebuilt and repopulated with immigrants from other parts of Lithuania. Currently in Marijampolė, roughly 95% of its inhabitants are Lithuanians, with 4% being Russians and less than 1% being Poles.


On April 9, 1955 the authorities of the Lithuanian SSR once again renamed the town, this time to "Kapsukas", after a Lithuanian communist politician Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas.[7] The old name was restored after Lithuania regained her independence.


The Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel synagogue in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. was founded by immigrants from Marijampolė. Other Jewish migrants from Marijampolė settled in Manchester, England.



Transport


Marijampolė is accessible by railway, Kaunas-Šeštokai-Alytus line. Marijampolė is located at the crossroads of two highways. The Via Baltica connects Helsinki with Central and Southern Europe. The other highway links the city of Kaliningrad with Minsk.



Industry and economy




Marijampolė drama theater


Marijampolė is connected to its partners by business, sport, education, tourism, and other ties. Marijampolė's local means of mass media include a local television station, a local radio station, the newspapers "Marijampolės laikraštis", "Suvalkietis", "TV savaitė", "Sugrįžimai", and magazine "Suvalkija". Culturally, Marijampolė enjoys one cinema and a municipal drama theater.


Marijampolė is a regional centre of light industry enterprises, construction, transport and trade. It has also become home to one of the largest second-hand car markets in Europe.[8]



Education




Marijampolė College[9]




Marijampolė Palace of Culture


Marijampolė has a strong educational system with state education institutions: 9 pre-school institutions, 6 nursery schools, 1 primary school, 12 lower secondary schools, 9 secondary schools, 4 gymnasium, a youth school, an adult education center, 5 additional training establishments, 3 non-state education institutions, a music school of Christian Culture, gymnasium of Marijonai, and R.Vosylienė languages school.



Marijampolė Municipality


Main article: Marijampolė Municipality

Marijampolė has a City Council with 27 members. The members of the City Council represent different Lithuanian political parties.


The Marijampolė Municipality is adjacent to the Vilkaviškis District Municipality in the west, Kazlų Rūda Municipality in the north, Kalvarija Municipality in the south, and the Prienai District Municipality and Alytus District Municipality in the east.


The town of Marijampolė and its six surrounding communities make up the territory of Marijampolė Municipality. They are: Gudeliai, Igliauka, Liudvinavas, Marijampolė, Sasnava, and Šunskai communities. Marijampolė Municipality covers 755 square kilometres (292 sq mi) of land; 72% of which is an agricultural area, 12.3% is covered by forests; 4.2% – towns and villages, 2% – industrial enterprises and roads, and 6.9% – area used for other purposes.



International partners


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Lithuania

Marijampolė is twinned and co-operating with:[10]




  • Poland Suwałki, Poland


  • Poland Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland


  • Poland Rogozno, Poland


  • Germany Bergisch Gladbach, Germany


  • Russia Chernyakhovsk, Russia


  • Finland Kokkola, Finland


  • Norway Kvam, Norway


  • Denmark Viborg, Denmark



Notable people




  • Violeta Urmana, opera singer, an honorary citizen of the city


  • Moshe Rosenthalis (1922–2008), Lithuanian-Israeli painter


  • Witold Teofil Staniszkis, Polish politician


  • AGE, rock and blues band


  • Darius Songaila, basketball player


  • Sharune, actress



Gallery






  • Coat of Arms of Marijampolė city in 1792







  • Battle of Marijampolė (1831)







  • Monument for Vytautas the Great







  • St. Michael's Small Basilica







  • Church of Saint Vincent de Paul







  • Marijampolė Synagogue







  • Marijampolė Evangelical Lutheran Church







  • Marijampolė Railway Station







  • Marijampolė park of "Poetry"







  • City days 2013







  • The House of Pilgrims Domus Beati







  • Marijampolė Rygiškių Jonas Gymnasium







  • Marijampolė Gymnasium stadium







  • Monument for Jonas Jablonskis







  • Monument for the millennia of Lithuania






Notes and references





  1. ^ abcdef various authors (1885). Filip Sulimierski; Bronisław Chlebowski; Władysław Walewski, eds. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). VI. Warsaw: Wł. Walewski. p. 146. Retrieved 2008-08-29..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ [1]


  3. ^ Cognate with the Greek suffix -polis. The modern Lithuanian name of the town also follows the same etymology. It is to be noted that there are at least ten settlements of the same name in modern Poland, Ukraine and Belarus, all sharing a similar etymology.


  4. ^ ab Translation of the Marijampolė chapter from Pinkas Hakehillot Lita


  5. ^ [2]


  6. ^ The Jaeger Report


  7. ^ (in Lithuanian) [3]


  8. ^ "Marijampolė phenomenon: Centre of Europe in Lithuanian border town". UAB "15min", Vilnius. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2017.


  9. ^ "Marijampolės kolegija". marko.lt. Retrieved 9 November 2017.


  10. ^ "Sister cities". Retrieved 4 May 2014.




External links







  • Homepage of the city

  • History of the Jewish shtetl in Marijampolė

  • Organ at Basilica of Marijampolė










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