Naujoji Akmenė Explained

Naujoji Akmenė
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Naujoji Akmenė
Coordinates:56.3167°N 76°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Ethnographic region
Subdivision Name1:Samogitia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Šiauliai County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Akmenė district municipality
Subdivision Type4:Eldership
Subdivision Name4:Naujoji Akmenė town eldership
Subdivision Type6:Capital of
Subdivision Name6:Akmenė district municipality
Naujoji Akmenė town eldership
Naujoji Akmenė rural eldership
Established Date:1949
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date2:1965
Established Title2:Granted city rights
Population Total:7,194
Population As Of:2020
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Naujoji Akmenė (; Samogitian: Naujuojė Akmenė) is a town in north-western Lithuania, in the Šiauliai County, in the Samogitia region.

It was established as a new town in 1952 and is one of the newest cities in Lithuania. Its name means 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. The road network was rapidly developing before the city even existed.

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