“I want to reassure everyone that everything has been thought out and all scenarios have been accounted for and I have no doubt that the synchronisation process will be smooth either in terms of their bills or any inconvenience,” he told reporters in Elektrėnai on Thursday “We’ll be ready – Lithuania and the other Baltic states – to manage the key parameters of the power system ourselves including frequency and voltage,” he added connecting to the Western European grid will enable the development of new renewable energy capacities making Lithuania more attractive to investors in the sector “We’ll no longer be dependent on the aggressor state and will have full control over our own energy system,” he said Nausėda said that the Lithuanian Power Plant in Elektrėnai will continue to play a key role as a backup in case of any issues with international connections “Elektrėnai is always ready to generate the electricity we need and help cover any power shortfalls,” he said Did you find any incorrect or incomplete information? Please, let us know Lithuanian Champion:19921993199419951996199719981999200020012003200420052006200720082010 After the deadline for the applications to partecipate in next domestic championship Baltų ainių KaunasHockey Punks VilniusSSM-2000 ElektrenaiEnergija ElektrenaiGeležinio vilko VilniusJuodupėsRokiškio League lost three teams: Ober-Haus Vilnius Lokių - Poseidono Elektrenai and current champion Delovaja Rus Kaliningrad Two new teams are SSM-2000 Elektrenai and Geležinio vilko Vilnius after some years in Belarusian 2nd division is back in the domestic scenario the league will be formed only by Lithuanian teams Energija Elektrénai fired Belarusian coach Dmitri Ovsyannikov after ten games and only four victories in Belarus Second League. Assistant coach Dovydas Kulevičius will be interim coach."Basically it was a question of difference between the expectations and the potential Who will coach the team until the end of the season it's still an open question - says club director Rolandas Aliukonis Energija Elektrénai, playing in Belarusian second division,  announced Belarusian Dmitri Ovsyannikov as new headcoach Lithuanian champion Energija Elektrenai announced 44-years-old Erikas Steponaitis as new head-coach.Former Energija player Steponaitis is a graduate of Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education at his first season as coach.He will be assisted by player-coach Dovydas Kulevičius and former coach Sergejus KrumkačEnergija in the coming season will play in domestic league and in Belarus second division Energija Elektrenai wins regular season with perfect record With a perfect record of 15 victories in 15 games, Energija Elektrenai wins Lithuanian League regular season Renovated Elektrenai Arena will host medal round on March 23-24These are the semifinals: 15.00 Kėdainiai LRK vs Delovaja Rus Kaliningrad19.00 Energija Elektrėnai vs Vilniaus Vanvita also an active player and Lithuanian Federation President The new Director is Roland Aliukonis - for many years Lithuanian national team player and Energija captain.Another player enters in the Board of Directors"We have introduced a number of structural changes in the club and Roland is really the right and necessary man at this point but they still need very much work in order to achieve better results" said Energija Director Sergejus Krumkačius The LHF announces the 8 clubs of the Latvijas Virslīga for this season: SK Liepājas Metalurgs II HS Rīga/LSPA and Lithuanian side Elektrēnu Energija won't participate The league is scheduled to start 12 September 2012 Energija Elektrénai participates in season 2024-2025: Continental Cup, Optibet Hokeja Liga Luleå wins their second title in Sweden, 29 years after the first one. 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Read more» “If something happens [and] all of Lithuania’s electricity connections with foreign countries – via NordBalt then the Kruonis hydroelectric power plant is switched on followed by Elektrėnai,” Vidmantas Voveris head of the Elektrėnai Complex Operations Department The Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant located nearby can release huge amounts of electricity in a short time This then gives the Elektrėnai plant up to 12 hours to come online at full capacity Because of the plant’s strategic significance it has previously come under interest from “hostile states” Lithuania’s special forces also held military drills at the complex they practised regaining control of the plant and we react too – for example if strangers are filming somewhere in an unusual place Drones are also not allowed here at all,” said Voveris The first four 150 megawatt (MW) power units started operating in 1962–1965 and then two more 300 MW units in 1971–1972 The 455 MW Unit 9 in Elektrėnai was built by Spain’s Iberdrola Ingenieria y Construccion for 376 million euros and started operating in 2012 Not everything went straight to the scrap yard Some parts like pumps have been put in reserve “You can’t buy those at the moment,” Voveris said Units 7 and 8 were powered back up in 2018–2019 when Lithuania started preparing to disconnect from the Moscow-controlled electricity grid The Baltic states are meant to synchronise their networks with the European system next year “We ran isolated tests to see if we could maintain the network frequency with our internal facilities at any given time whether we disconnect ourselves in a controlled way or in an uncontrolled way [by Russia],” said Voveris “We saw that there was a need for reserve services We took part in tenders and auctions and we had to carry out tests to meet Litgrid’s requirements.” the main function of Units 7 and 8 is to be in reserve The two units came online earlier this year the Elektrėnai complex generated half of Lithuania’s electricity Claudine Doury has traveled from St Petersburg to Maloyaroslavets in Russia Vilnius and the Polish and Latvian countryside The night of the solstice is a traditional celebration whose roots lie in pagan festivals closely linked to the forces of nature and the worship of the sun led by petras išora and linas lapinskas have been selected as winners for the lithauanian ‘roads museum’ competition the building will house the existing location’s collection which includes a plethora of artifacts reflecting the history of roads and transportation in the country slated to be built on the outskirts of elektrenai city it is strategically positioned on a stretch of highway that connects the major cities of vilnius and kaunas the team’s concept is centered around the museum as a ‘machine to exhibit’ and unfolds the institution’s content in layers moving from human scale to regional infrastructure the plan articulates systems of elements by mapping them on a spatial coordinate system various materials utilized come directly from the transportation industry and constitute the majority of the building’s assemblage in addition to their structural importance they become a part of the extended exposition the team wishes to instill in visitors.  the structure itself is used as a means to further the informational qualities of the institution’s content project: roads museum contest proposalleads: arch designboom has received this project from our DIY submissions  feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Narva PSK and Energija Elektrenai keep the crown Narva used to its full potential to close the finals conceeding one one game to opponents "The result of the final series reflects the strengths of the two leading teams in the championship - said Federation President Rauno Parras to newspaper Sputnik during the award ceremony - Narva played very well is the success of the players and the coaching staff At the beginning of the season Narva had difficulties - notice Parras - but the staff were able to raise the level of physical fitness of players so the roster arrived at the finish of the season in perfect shape." To complete a season to remember, Narva won also U20 League, while Kajakas Tartu capturing U18 League after 4 consecutive titles of Narva ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Juodupè veteran, defender Arturas Katulis was named playoffs MVP, Elektrenai Elvinas Karla won the award as best goalie and league Top Scorer Povilas Verenis was named Best Forward Federation President Petras Nauseda assesses very positively the season just ended: "We are growing Five years ago it would be a dream to imagine the finals with grandstandings full of fans coming from all over the country This season was a real fan season and no one can disagree on that this means a bright present and a growing future for our hockey Naujoji Akmenė was established in western Lithuania in 1952 to service a newly built cement factory The area where the city appeared was rich in limestone crucial for mass construction in the Soviet Union Naujoji Akmenė was built around an axis that led to the main city building – a cultural centre and workers' housing The city mainly featured small apartment buildings and symmetrical neighbourhoods intertwined with greenery Elekrėnai was established midway between Vilnius and Kaunas in 1961 to house workers of a nearby power plant The city is a legacy of the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s era “Elektrėnai exemplifies the modernist functional planning of the 1960s it features a circular street that envelopes residential houses,” an architectural historian Marija Drėmaitė told LRT TV.The city planners also designed separate functional zones including a public zone with cultural centres and shops as well as a recreational area along the lake with sports and concert venues Elekrėnai features large monolith residential houses Visaginas was established in 1975 as a town for Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant workers It embodies late Soviet modernism that rejects monotonous housing and adopts organic planning houses are scattered in clusters in the pine forest […] Residents can reach the city centre in eight minutes on foot from any neighbourhood It was called “8-10 minutes planning”,” Drėmaitė said Visaginas was built using Leningrad nuclear town Sosnovy Bor as a model Lithuanian architects were allowed to design only a few buildings and Naujoji Akmenė are exceptional because of their mono-industrial function The cities were established to serve one large industrial enterprise “People in these cities work and live together But mono-industrial cities are very fragile because their wellbeing depends on one enterprise’s stability,” the architectural historian said Did you find any incorrect or incomplete information? Please, let us know Kaunas hockey is the new champion of Lithuanian League The final four of the Baltic League are once again postponed The final four of the Baltic Hockey League has been postponed once again The decision to postpone again was taken due the current situation of virus pandemic in Latvia Darius Kasparaitis debuts in Lithuanian League In the last two seasons Kasparaitis played just one game in each season Lithuania Federation announced the coaching staff for U18 and U20 national teams.American/Irish James Tibbetts, 62, will lead U18 national team at Division 2a championship in Brasov, Romania in April 2016. Tibbets coached in France and Ireland in the past. He will be assisted by American Damian DiGiulian Michael's College bench in Northeast-10 Conference Latvian Aigars Cipruss was confirmed as U20 headcoach; he was assisted by former player Arunas Aleinikovas and current Hockey Punks Vilnius captain Mindaugas Kieras Cipruss will coach Lithuania next december at U20 WJC Division 2a held on home ice of Elektrenai Arena 7bet-Hockey Punks Vilnius participates in season 2024-2025: Optibet Hokeja Liga “Litgrid activated the Panevėžys power plant from its cold state as well as the additional reserve capacity in the combined cycle unit of the Lithuanian power plant [in Elektrėnai] [...] This ensured electricity supply in the Baltic States,” Donatas Matelionis head of Litgrid’s System Management Department Tuesday was “the worst day in the history of electricity” when its price reached 823 euros per MWh said Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys There was also a shortage of electricity on the exchange because lower bids are rejected if they do not match demand the heat wave has limited the capacity of the interconnectors between Latvia and Estonia reducing the amount of electricity coming to Latvia and Lithuania from Finland the electricity price will also reach the record of 4,000 euros per MWh Read more: Lithuania to reach electricity price record on Wednesday evening, firms to reduce production Iceland and Lithuania nothing new on the ice: all the champions confirmed the title The best moment of the season for SA was the sensational european campaign in the Continental Cup: as newcomer and underdog Icelandic team made history winning the Group A of the competition in Sofia at the end of September beating Spanish Txuri Urdin and giving an hard time to Donbas Donets'k As in the last season, 2017 Icelandic Player of the Year SR forward Robbie Sigurdsson finished as league top scorer with 26 points (8+18) Adam Beukeboom (SA): Best Goalie and Playoffs MVP Jussi Sipponen (SA): Best Defender Jordan Steger (SA): Best Forward Gelezinas Vilkas Vilnius forward Dominikas Bisturys finished as top scorer with 28 points (13+15) Maxim Ponomarenko (Energija): Best Goalie Andrejus Zidkovas (Energija): Best Forward Sergei Markovsky (Hockey Punks): Best Defender Rolandas Aliukonis (Energija): Playoffs MVP Txuri Czech forward Petr Macháček finished as top scorer with 41 (19+22) points 2018-2019 champion Txuri Urdin San Sebastian A team of archaeologists found the remains of 14 people, according to the Office of Search and Identification of the Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), which is carrying out excavation in the area. The soldiers are believed to have died during the Lithuanian-Polish military conflict of 1919-1920. “Archaeologists are currently working at the grave site. Later on, we plan to have a dignified burial of the found remains at the cemetery,” the Elektrėnai municipality said in a statement. In 1919-1920, under the pretext of expelling the Bolsheviks, Poland invaded Lithuania and took control of the Vilnius and Suwalki regions. The designers of the Vilnius Christmas tree were inspired by the beauty of wintry nature. They decorated the capital’s tree with 96 different large snowflakes. The butterflies made of laser-cut transparent and multi-coloured glass landed on the Christmas tree in Lithuania’s second city Kaunas. The main Christmas tree in Lithuania’s port city Klaipėda is smaller than in most residents’ homes. It is only 55 centimetres tall and stands under a glass cover on a pedestal. The tiny tree provides a feeling of a winter fairy tale. The 18 metres tall candy-decorated Christmas tree was unveiled in Panevėžys. The Christmas tree in Marijampolė features innovative lighting solutions. Due to its glaring whiteness, the Utena Christmas tree is akin to a Snow White. The Kuršėnai Christmas tree is decorated with a shroud of luminous garlands. The colours of the polar lights have been chosen for decorating the Christmas tree in Širvintos. A colourful Christmas tree was unveiled in Šiauliai during an event accompanied by a musical fairy tale. A couple of white bears unveiled the Christmas tree in Birštonas. Alytus chose to decorate its Christmas tree with original handmade pinecones. The Mažeikiai Christmas tree is 18 metres tall and features a metal frame covered with natural spruce branches and multi-coloured lights. Home to the Astronomical Observatory, Molėtai unveiled the Christmas tree decorated with stars, planets, and comets. The Kretinga Christmas tree is one of the most ornamental in Lithuania this year. Lasers used to illuminate the Druskininkai Christmas tree create installations that constantly change colours and shapes. The Kėdainiai Christmas tree was decorated with classic square lamps, golden snowflakes, and a playful Christmas hat. The Zarasai Christmas tree was praised as one of the most subtle and natural this year. The Christmas tree in Elektrėnai shines in gold. Lasers surrounding the tree also create a spectacular sight. Joniškis is probably the only Lithuanian town that has a naturally growing tree that sparkles in different colours every year before Christmas. The Ignalina Christmas tree is decorated with red, blue, and green butterflies. This year, Lazdijai celebrates the nut-themed Christmas. The city’s tree is also decorated with giant hazelnuts. The snowy Christmas tree was unveiled in Skuodas. The Christmas tree in Plungė is covered with a shroud of lights. Karolis Broga Elta EN PHOTO: ELTA / Josvydas Elinskas On Tuesday, in Vilnius district police officers fatally shot a woman who had attacked them and paramedics the police initially used teargas and a taser but these measures did not help In another incident on Tuesday, a man in Elektrėnai municipality shot his spouse and wounded his stepdaughter and is believed to have shot himself afterwards the most amazing thing that could have happened recently happened" - businessman Marius Marcinas happily started the conversation a few years ago they set out to build 12 houses which will be designed on 36-meter-high columns and access to them will only be possible with a personal elevator This is not a homestead that is surrounded by a large area and will need to be taken care of A community with similar needs and interests will gather here And the step that Marius is very happy about is the signing of a contract with JUNG Vilnius This means that the futuristic architecture project the construction of which will start already this year All houses will be equipped with a smart home system and one house - a fresh decision - will remain for display The reservation of apartments hugging the clouds has been going on for more than a year but also those living abroad are interested in these giants has been developed by Marcinai and the company "Nubes project" established by them since 2018 and they want to start construction this year "We are waiting for the general plan of the city of Elektrėnai to be approved and then we will get permission for the marriage," the businessman told the portal lrytas.lt He chose the place for the future settlement very responsibly but in the end he was bribed by the impressive hilly terrain which he wants to turn into an attractive place to visit and the "Sostinių golf club" in the neighborhood The Elektrėnai municipality also positively accepted the idea of ​​houses over treetops he opened the doors of different institutions until finally he heard: "yes" in Elektrėnai The idea to undertake these constructions arose after Maris himself grew old in different housing: a hotel he was constantly disappointed: it seems beautiful so there is a constant lack of sun - and there are many similar options he began to consider how to design and then build a house at an impressive height - everything worked out Raising a huge volume to a height of 36 meters is quite a challenge we had to make really complex structural decisions as part of the territory is planned to be planted with trees so the columns will reflect the trunks of the trees and the volume of a two-story house with a panoramic terrace will seem to hang above them No less complicated solution is an elevator elevators in shafts are installed in almost every apartment building but in this case the elevator will be installed in an open field There are 2 parking spaces with charging stations for electric vehicles on the lower floor of the building 3 additional spaces on the path of metal segments outside entertainment and leisure inventory - more than 40 sq.m almost the main task for the team was to implement the project tangible decisions were made that can be implemented Visualizations can be drawn in various ways but it is very important that it is implemented." which are called the future of construction The developers of the project wanted a building that would generate as little waste as possible during its construction Building structures and supporting columns are easily transported and assembled at the chosen location The constructions are installed on pole foundations so the natural surface of the earth is not damaged Interior and exterior finishing details are ready-made fragments that are installed during construction m solar energy modules will be integrated into the roof of the building The energy produced will be used to operate the building's electrical equipment and illuminate the area The distance between the houses is about 100 meters viewing and recreation areas for all visitors There are even plans for a tourism and business information center Entrepreneurs interested in the project consider this object attractive for investment many builders boast of children's playgrounds or recreation areas not one of its customers would like the opportunity to land by helicopter All residents will be able to use this site to receive guests and business partners The developer promises that it will not exceed 2 million euros reproduction and distribution are permitted only with the written consent of UAB "Naujosios medijos grupė" Elektrėnai power plant PHOTO: DELFI (A.Didžgalvio nuotr.) Electricity shortages and a sharply increased electricity price on Monday forced the grid operator to turn on the combined cycle gas generating unit at Elektrėnai power plant High electricity prices developed at Lithuania‘s price area of the Nord Pool Spot exchange market over the last few days which made it economically efficient to produce electricity using gas at the Elektrėnai plant Electricity shortages and price hikes in the Baltic region appeared down to the fact that on January 8 the second Riga combined heat and power plant stopped operating the average price of electricity exchange hit €87.43/MWh and the maximum price of electricity for some hours on the afternoon of January 11 jumped up to €200/MWh The price of electricity remains high due to the decrease in the volume of water available in Latvia to supply hydro-electric power plants Nemunas in Lithuania has been hit by the same problem leaving Algirdas Brazauskas hydroelectric power plant in Kaunas operating at minimum capacity and the Kruonis hydro-accumulative power plant unable to maximize its potential Electricity imports from Belarus and Poland also fell sharply in the last few days Last week Lithuania imported 81% of its electricity needs Latvia imported 16% and Estonia produced an 18% surplus of electricity nationally More An official update on the situation provided at 18:00 Saturday said:  "Baltic Transmission System Operators are ensuring stable and secure operation of the grid maintaining the balance between consumption and generation to regulate frequency Frequency management tests were concluded on Saturday The tests were carried out to assess our ability to ensure grid stability." electricity generators were switched on and off and the impact of these actions on the system frequency was monitored the Combined cycle unit of the Elektrėnai complex in Lithuania temporarily disconnected and reconnected later "The system responded to the unplanned disconnection as successfully as in other tests and the electricity supply remained stable This can be considered an additional test that demonstrates the readiness of the Baltic operators to manage the system." Select text and press Ctrl+Enter to send a suggested correction to the editor Select text and press Report a mistake to send a suggested correction to the editor the roller coaster and some smaller attractions will remain according to the mayor of the municipality Two attractions remain - a roller coaster and a musical roller coaster on the outskirts Maybe even small ones will remain," the mayor of Elektrėnai told BNS the municipality signed a contracting contract with the Losrita company which will soon begin the 18-month maintenance work on the territory the roller coaster is planned to be "fenced and hidden" for the time being but the possibility of its reconstruction in the future is not ruled out probably not many people would drive it anymore" the territory of the amusement park will be reborn for a new life: it is planned to arrange greenery where it will be possible to do something in the future" the attractions of the former "Children's World" are probably the most popular place in Elektrėnai Vaitukaitis says that he is afraid that someone will get hurt in the abandoned attractions I think that something won't happen there," said the mayor of Elektrėnai the reconstruction works should cost about 1,8 million they should last until the end of next year and the metal of the dismantled attractions will be sold.  the Olympians have no place to exercise and prepare for the upcoming starts The municipality says that it is considering a possible solution together with the federations and the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (LTOC) Olympic champion Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė says that she completed her last training in the pool on Tuesday The municipality is now looking for a solution because the pool cannot survive," the pentathlete told BNS but what happens after that - will the pool open?" she added She claims that she is determined to look for opportunities for athletes to train in Vilnius but she is also considering other scenarios I plan to do everything I can to get the pool open we have talked with the President of the Swimming Federation that they might be planning to make a "bubble" in Elektrėnai maybe we could join them to some extent," said L training in other cities would not be possible due to stricter quarantine restrictions that came into force on Wednesday "The Kaunas swimming pool has not closed and the most important thing is that we will not even go there now How will we travel if we cannot leave our municipality The situation is complicated," said the Olympic champion She says she understands the current coronavirus situation the preparations for next year's Olympic Games The vice mayor of the capital Valdas Benkunskas BNS said that the municipality alone is unable to maintain the swimming pool during the quarantine so sports federations and LTOK have been asked for help "We have already started discussions with both the federations and the LTOC - as far as I know the committee has a meeting on Thursday and will consider this possibility to contribute to retention We are ready to renew the activity of the swimming pool perhaps to look for opportunities to contribute at least minimally to its maintenance" "Keeping a swimming pool for 30 thousand per month so that 10 professional athletes can play sports there the city does not have such opportunities," he said with the federations and LTOK agreeing to contribute to the maintenance of the pool "If the federations that care about their athletes playing sports and the LTOK find opportunities to contribute financially to the maintenance of the pool, we will definitely agree immediately, we will resume activities and the athletes will be able to continue training," he asserted. V. Benkunskas since the second quarantine was announced in November but we dragged it out as much as we could for those two months One month's maintenance costs amounted to about 35 thousand euros and for those two months we have 70 thousand the swimming pool lost 95% of its water due to the imposed restrictions of customers - only professional athletes were left to play sports and after the quarantine was tightened on Wednesday the number of athletes decreased even more "When there were additional restrictions that came into effect on Wednesday the number of athletes decreased even more - basically we stopped all non-formal education in Vilnius without checking whether children with high sports skills are playing sports there In accordance with the strictures of the quarantine that informal education moved only to a remote space," said V One of the country's biggest swimming hopes says she has only one goal - to meet the Olympic standard but the closing of the pool could harm the results "Any change in training and the environment can affect the results it is possible that it will not be possible to meet the regulation due to the closing of the pool," the 18-year-old swimmer told BNS She said she was currently in self-isolation because a family member tested positive for the coronavirus but planned to return to training at the end of December Now I am in self-isolation until December 21st but I will have to miss the Lithuanian championship as well" adding that she is currently maintaining her form with physical exercises at home it is enough not to train in the pool for a week and the sensation of water disappears although the breaststroke girl is not much short of the Olympic norm and two hundredths - a little over a second "All you need is health and good conditions," she added The country's record holder said that she hopes that the swimming pool in Vilnius will be open at least after January 3 but the most disappointing thing is that currently there are swimming pools in other cities but it is impossible to go to them due to restrictions but now it is not possible to go to another city," said K Olympic champion Daina Gudzinevičiūtė told BNS that she has not yet received an initiative from the municipality "I can't comment on anything because I don't know anything we haven't had any proposals or talks with the municipality yet," said D "We are worried about the current situation but I cannot answer anything at this moment," said the LTOK president After the stricter quarantine came into force on Wednesday individual physical activity classes in sports clubs are stopped only highly skilled athletes are allowed to play sports distances and other requirements must be ensured The Tokyo Olympics were due to take place this year but were pushed back to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic but the Japanese are skeptical that they will be held as the country continues to battle COVID-19 Are you sure you want to post this? 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Exploring closed Chernobyl-like Amusement Park in Elektrėnai The Park was built during the Soviet Era as a part of the modern borough More info: ctdots.eu When you try to imagine a post-apocalyptic world – what imagery comes to your mind Twelve Monkeys or my personal favorite The Road The more creative of you could probably imagine some real-life ruins of Roman or any other given ancient empire Knossos – the capital city of an ancient power-house Minoan civilization Mysteriously came to an end as everything else at the end of Bronze Age around 1200 BC Some blame even more mysterious Sea People Some of you could probably imagine a more modern example like Chernobyl What is a better way to portray the exclusion zone than the legendary devil‘s wheel in the amusement park As Elektrėnai Amusement Park proves you don‘t have to go to the exclusion zone to find such places both amusements parks are looking pretty similar The only difference is that the inhabitants of Elektrėnai got their fun and those of Pripyat didn‘t These modern Soviet boroughs had their dark secrets and it sooner or later somebody had to pay for it those who managed to avoid the consequences there are plenty of modern alternatives to all the fun found in Elektrėnai and its glory days soon to be forgotten by the younger generations New projects are built instead of the old ones Elektrėnai Amusement Park is one of those places Located between the two largest cities in Lithuania the capital of the country – Vilnius and its ambitious brother Kaunas after the closure of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant at the Eve of 2010 Elektrėnai finds itself as the home to the biggest electricity producer in Lithuania It doesn‘t meet some environmental requirements the Thermal Plant is under renovation works and soon should be up and running in its full capacity As the coat of arms of Elektrėnai suggests (two stars separated by a bolt) the construction of the thermal power plant was a big change for the local settlers The upper star represents the newly founded modern Elektrėnai and the lower one – all the villages this borough had consumed Most of them together with ancient lakes were sunk under the new lagoon which was formed near the town after damming river Strėva The whole landscape was shifted in the building of Elektrėnai In the words of Lithuanian politician and geographer Every city has its own reason for existence Sanatoriums and resorts found themselves by mineral water streams Today it is not uncommon for boroughs to be built by the strategic resource gathering or processing plants ran by big growing companies The location of Elektrėnai is nowhere close to being random situated 47 km Vilnius and 55 km to Kaunas somewhere in the middle of two most populous cities in Lithuania Today these cities combined make up almost one-third of the country‘s total population Elektrėnai is the 26th largest city in Lithuania but its population is relatively stable and community is healthy Elektrėnai positions themselves as the city of sports it is famous for its ice hockey team and other sports on the ice water sports on Elektrėnai lagoon and occasionally hosts rally events The name of Elektrėnai might sound strange to foreign readers but the meaning of it is pretty straight forward – people of electricity As the name suggests the town was built on the sole purpose to maintain Elektrėnai thermal power plant today it has proven to be much more than that Elektrėnai could be called an older cousin of Visaginas and was built to support Chernobyl-like Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant these boroughs were well-planned modern towns designed and built to maintain any needs of the modern people exercise and active leisure were important to the modern people of the Soviet Union Despite Elektrėnai being next to a newly created lagoon which was perfect for many water sports activities it was decided to build a 50-meter long swimming pool Elektrėnai is most famous for its ice hockey the town became home to the first modern indoor ice skating rink in Lithuania This made Elektrėnai the capital of ice hockey in the country The best-known players of this sport – D Kasparaitis were born and trained in this town The Ice Palace remained the only well-equipped skating rink Lithuania for a long time I have a scar on my face from one of the visits to the skating rink in my childhood Those days it was a popular destination for school tours I don‘t think any class from my school went there ever again Built: 1986Closed: 2013Date of visit: 2019 13th JulyTo be destroyed: 2020 The expansion of “fun” in Elektrėnai didn‘t end there In 1986 an amusement park opened its doors to anybody Though the last brave people had to be brought down from a 20-meter-height roller-coaster „Star Jet“ by the fire-fighters in 2012 it was closed due to its inability to meet the safety requirements In the Soviet Union roller coasters were called “American mountains” the same influence was done to other Post-Soviet countries Some engineers used to be joking that it was called that way because only American could build something unsafe as this some Western Europeans claim that roller coasters are called “Russian mountains” in their native language The space theme was popular among the amusement parks across the Soviet Union All the objects in the park got repainted several times before its closure Elektrėnai Amusement Park “The world of children” got covered by plants Some of the objects are in dire conditions Some of the buildings are a popular place for local youngsters to gather Elektrėnai Amusement Park is wide open and the local government even put a toilet and a trash container close to the entrance to the territory Elektrėnai Amusement Park is on the edge of the city so there should be no problem finding a place to eat or buy supplies if needed I hope that you noticed that from time to time I was Without mentioning that almost any Lithuanian will get itchy when it comes to these matters I wanted to portray one of these modern artificial boroughs as it was portrayed back in the times when it was built Elektrėnai was one of those ambitious projects by the Soviets in an attempt to build the promised future which never came the borough surpassed only its younger cousin – Visaginas which as I mentioned before was built to support another thermal power plant fueled by the newly invented atomic power I can only imagine that building these towns consumed a lot of resources and it was backed by a lot of Soviet propaganda While fixing artificial boroughs could sometimes look like attaching a jacket to the button and a lot of things still needs to be fixed based on the actual needs of the people Elektrėnai Amusement Park might be one of the things which need to be fixed it is a perfect monument to demonstrate how the Soviet Union wanted to be perceived The problem is – I cannot guarantee that it is still there even now just a few days after the time of my visit there should be a recreational park standing instead of this cultural-historical monument Even I made this visit without knowing if it is actually still standing For those who can still make it in the next few months It doesn’t matter if you are a fan of Chernobyl but rather as a friendly reminder that everything of interest is not eternal and that we need to appreciate it in a way so the fellow adventurers could see it later “The world of children” will get destroyed sooner or later and it will remain silent until then Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Storyteller and photographer. Talking about mechanics, science or history behind the moments commemorated in photos I took on my journeys. Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report "It is a perfect monument to demonstrate how the Soviet Union wanted to be perceived. Though in fact, it wasn‘t fun at all."..... That's a pretty powerful statement. Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Well, I think there is enough of evidence to make statements like these. Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Well I think there is enough of evidence to make statements like these 9comments 32 points 0comments 19 points 0comments 21 points 1comment 28 points 5comments 30 points 3comments 18 points 3comments 28 points 3comments 21 points 12comments 36 points 1comment 19 points