Liudvinavas
Liudvinavas | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 54°29′0″N 23°21′10″E / 54.48333°N 23.35278°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Marijampolė County |
| Municipality | Marijampolė Municipality |
| Eldership | Liudvinavas Eldership |
| Government | |
| • Elder | Regina Pakrosnevičienė |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 843 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Liudvinavas (Polish: Ludwinów) is a small town in Marijampolė municipality, 9 km south of Marijampolė. It is the seat of the Liudvinavas Eldership. There is a church of Saint Louis (Louis IX of France), built in 1730, a high school, a kindergarten, a library, a cultural centre, a post office (LT-69022), a primary health care clinic and hydroelectric power plant in Liudvinavas. The town is famous for The Feast of St. Louis, which is celebrated annually on the last Sunday of August. In 2019 Liudvinavas was named Lithuania's Little Capital of Culture.
According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 966 people.