Naujoji Akmenė

Naujoji Akmenė
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Naujoji Akmenė Location of Naujoji Akmenė
Coordinates: 56°19′N 22°54′E / 56.317°N 22.9°E / 56.317; 22.9Coordinates: 56°19′N 22°54′E / 56.317°N 22.9°E / 56.317; 22.9
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Samogitia
County	Šiauliai County
Municipality	Akmenė district municipality
Eldership	Naujoji Akmenė town eldership
Capital of	Akmenė district municipality Naujoji Akmenė town eldership Naujoji Akmenė rural eldership
First mentioned	1949
Granted city rights	1965
Population (2001)
– Total	12,345
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Naujoji Akmenė ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a new town that was established in 1952 and is therefore one of the newest cities in Lithuania. Its name means the New Akmenė. It is an industrial base with concrete as its main product, with Public company Akmenės cementas (English: Akmenė Concrete) producing 700,000 tonnes of concrete annually. As a new city it did initially have well-developed infrastructure. For example, a special branch of the railway had to be built for the factory needs. Also, the road network was rapidly developing before the city existed.

External links

• Akmenės Cementas Official Website