prienai    my native town

the arms of prienai were granted on november 9, 1791, at the same time as the city rights. the arms show st. george, killing the dragon. he was the patron saint of the grand duchy of lithuania in the 18th century. the arms were used until 1807 and restored on april 1, 1996.

prienai is situated in southern lithuania. it is on the banks of the river nemunas, 30 kilometres to the south of kaunas. its territory is about 8,6 square kilometres, the population is about 12000.

hang-gliding is a very popular branch of sport. there is a glides factory in prienai.

ziburys gymnasium, my school:)

the first catholic church in prienai was built around 1609 and it’s thought that the russian army burnt the church down in 1655, but the town rebuilt it 20 years later. the present wooden church built in 1850, expanded in 1875, adding to an already beautiful building. The alters of the Prienai church are decorated with the beautiful paintings, “St.Ann” and “Three Kings” both painted by an unknown artist.