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MarijampolÄ
Lithuania
Also known as: Kapsukas, StarapolÄ
MarijampolÄ, administrative centre of a rayon (sector), Lithuania. MarijampolÄ lies along both banks of the Å eÅ”upÄ River. The settlement developed as a monastic centre in the 18th century, when it was known as StarapolÄ, and achieved urban status in 1758. After World War II it developed as an industrial city, specializing in equipment for the food industry, automotive parts, furniture, building materials, textiles, and foodstuffs. There is a teacher-training school, a museum, and a theatre. Pop. (2008 prelim.) 47,010.
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