- Stakliškės
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Stakliškės
leader_title =
postal_code_type =
official_name = Stakliškės
nickname =
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pushpin_label_position =
pushpin_map_caption =Location of Stakliškės
pushpin_mapsize =
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|subdivision_type1=Ethnographic region
subdivision_name1 = Autolink|Dzūkija
|subdivision_type2=County
subdivision_name2 = Autolink|Kaunas County
|subdivision_type3=Municipality
subdivision_name3 = Autolink|Prienai district municipality
|subdivision_type4=Elderate
subdivision_name4 = Stakliškės rural elderate
latd=54|latm=35|lats=30|latNS=N|longd=24|longm=19|longs=10|longEW=E
|subdivision_type6=Capital of
subdivision_name6 =
established_date = 1375|established_title=First mentioned
established_date2 = 1792|established_title2=Granted city rights
subdivision_name5 =
population_total = 940
population_as_of = 2001Stakliškės is a village in Lithuania, located east of
Prienai , inPrienai district ofKaunas County on the Prienai-Trakai road. Stakliškės is a center ofStakliškės elderate .History
The place is known since end of 14th century (1375 mentioned in
Teutonic Knights Chronicles as Staghelisken, 1385 as Stakelisken). Since 1513 it was a town, and 1586 firt church was built.After reforms of the
Great Sejm , on January 16, 1792 monarchStanisław August Poniatowski granted the townMagdeburg Rights . At the time city was awardedCoat of Arms .Current coat of arms was granted by Presidential decree on December 18, 1997.
External links
* [http://www.prienai.lt/index.php?2000560575 History at official eldership page]
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