Mažeikiai

Mažeikiai
Mažeikiai
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Mažeikiai is located in Lithuania
Mažeikiai
Location of Mažeikiai
Coordinates: 56°19′N 22°20′E / 56.317°N 22.333°E / 56.317; 22.333Coordinates: 56°19′N 22°20′E / 56.317°N 22.333°E / 56.317; 22.333
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Samogitia
County Telšiai County
Municipality Mažeikiai district municipality
Eldership Mažeikiai town eldership
Capital of Mažeikiai district municipality
Mažeikiai town eldership
Mažeikiai rural eldership
First mentioned Sixteenth century
Granted city rights 1924
Population (2007)
 - Total 40,788
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://www.mazeikiai.lt/

Mažeikiai (About this sound pronunciation , Samogitian: Mažeikē) is a city in the north-western Lithuania, on the Venta River. It has a population of around 45,300, making it the eighth largest city in Lithuania. The city is the administrative center of Mažeikiai district municipality in Telšiai County. It is the largest city that does not have its county.

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History

Building of Mažeikiai district municipality

Mažeikiai is first mentioned in written sources in 1335. A chronicler of the Livonian Order wrote about a campaign of the Order, during which the land of Duke Mažeika was devastated. The town started growing rapidly in 1869 when a railway line connecting Vilnius and Liepāja was constructed. In 1893, the town had 13 shops and 5 alehouses. In 1894 an Orthodox church was built, in 1902 a Catholic church, and in 1906 an Evangelical-Lutheran church. From 1899 to 1918 the town was called Muravyov.

Economy

In 1980 an oil refinery plant "Mažeikių Nafta" was opened. Today it is one of the largest industrial plants in Lithuania. Its privatisation to Williams, an American energy company, caused many scandals and major disturbances in the Lithuanian government. Williams International facing financial problems sold Mažeikių Nafta to Yukos. After Yukos' bankruptcy, the Lithuanian government and Polish company PKN Orlen signed a sale agreement of Mažeikių Nafta in 2006. Also Yukos International UK B.V. signed a sale agreement with PKN Orlen, selling its Mažeikių Nafta shares to the Polish company. The buyout was finalized on 15 December 2006, with USD 1,492,000,000 being paid by PKN Orlen to Yukos International, and USD 851,828,900.31 to the Lithuanian Government.[1]

Sister cities

References

  1. ^ PKN Orlen Acquired Mazeikiu Nafta, Mažeikių Nafta company website (news, 15 December 2006)

External links

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