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Rukla

Rukla
Town
Coat of arms of Rukla
Coat of arms
Rukla is located in Jonava District Municipality
Rukla
Rukla
Location in Lithuania
Rukla is located in Lithuania
Rukla
Rukla
Rukla (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°03′10″N 24°22′40″E / 55.05278°N 24.37778°E / 55.05278; 24.37778
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityJonava district municipality
EldershipRukla Eldership
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,987
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Rukla is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 2,098.[1] Administrative centre of Rukla Eldership.

The national Refugee Reception Centre hosts all refugees coming to the country.[2]

Military base

Five different units of the Lithuanian Armed Forces are based in Rukla. Military facilities include the Gaižiūnai military training ground (12,500 ha) and Jonava Air Base. Since 2017, Rukla hosts the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
192392—    
1959501+4.82%
1970133−11.36%
YearPop.±% p.a.
20012,376+9.75%
20112,098−1.24%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011
  • US M1 Abrams tank in the Gaižiūnai military training ground
    US M1 Abrams tank in the Gaižiūnai military training ground
  • M113 garrison monument of Iron Wolf brigade in Rukla, Lithuania
    M113 garrison monument of Iron Wolf brigade in Rukla, Lithuania
  • Refugees Reception Center
    Refugees Reception Center
  • Road to Rukla
    Road to Rukla

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kauno apskritis | Kaunas county". 2022-11-25. Archived from the original on 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  2. ^ "General information about Centre". Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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