Prienai
A pocket-sized Lithuanian town on the Nemunas River, Prienai has a compact centre with cafés, restaurants, and a wooden church built in 1750, alongside a regional museum and a bronze monument to Grand Duke Kęstutis. The town square, Laisvės aikštė, sits close to the remains of a historic castle site, and the riverbank preserves buildings from one of Lithuania's largest former paper mills, active through the 18th and 19th centuries.
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- Population8,610
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 7.1 km4.4 mi
Nearest airports
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Prienai: quick answers
Where is Prienai?
Prienai is in Lithuania, about 27 km17 miles in a straight line from Alytus.
How do you get to Prienai?
The nearest airport is Kaunas (KUN), about 49 min away by road. The nearest train station is Mauručiai, about 27 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Prienai?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C66°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -3°C27°F. The wettest month is July, with about 92 mm3.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Prienai?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 3 restaurants, 7 cafés and 1 place of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Prienai?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Birštonas, Marijampolė and Aukštadvaris.