Turmantas

Turmantas (Polish: Turmont) is a town in the Zarasai district municipality, Lithuania. Located on the border with Latvia, it is a railway station on the Warsaw – Saint Petersburg railway. The village is known since 1798.^[1] It began growing after completion of the railway in 1862. As part of the Wilno Voivodeship, Turmantas was part of the Second Polish Republic between 1920 and 1939. During that time a wooden Catholic church was rebuilt, an Orthodox church for the Old Believers^[2] and a secondary school were built in the town.^[1] According to the 2011 census, it had 286 residents.^[3]

Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Turmantas
Town
Coat of arms
Turmantas Location of Turmantas
Coordinates: 55°41′40″N 26°27′40″E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Utena County
Municipality	Zarasai district municipality
Eldership	Turmantas eldership
Capital of	Turmantas eldership
First mentioned	1798
Population  (2021)
• Total	209
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)