Ežerėlis

Ežerėlis (pronunciation^ⓘ; literally: little lake) is a town in Kaunas County, Lithuania. It is located 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Kaunas city municipality. It is a fairly new settlement as it started developing only in 1918 when a peat digging enterprise was established in the Ežerėlis Bog.^[1] According to the census of 1923, it had 132 residents. In 1959 the town reached the population of 2,200 and remained fairly stable since then.^[1]

Ežerėlis
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Ežerėlis Location of Ežerėlis
Coordinates: 54°53′0″N 23°37′0″E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Suvalkija
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kaunas district municipality
Eldership	Ežerėlis eldership
Capital of	Ežerėlis eldership
First mentioned	1915
Granted town rights	1956
Population  (2005)
• Total	2,066
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

1. (in Lithuanian) Jonas Zinkus; et al., eds. (1985–1988). "Ežerėlis". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija. Vol. I. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 527. LCCN 86232954.