Utena County trip planner

Utena County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the country's most sparsely populated county. The capital and the largest city in the county is Utena, which is 95km from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished. Since that date, Utena County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.HistoryUtena is one of the oldest settlements in Lithuania and is mentioned in historical chronicles as early as in 1261.MunicipalitiesIt is divided into six municipalities: Anykščiai District Municipality Ignalina District Municipality Molėtai District Municipality Utena District Municipality Visaginas Municipality Zarasai District MunicipalityEconomyThe county has a well-developed network of roads. Main branches of economy are textile, food and timber processing, beer and wine production, power engineering.