Elektrėnai Tourism Information Center is a place where you will receive the necessary information about tourism objects, entertainment and cultural events.
- The first inhabitants - people settled on the shores of Old Anykšta, Pukinina, Jagudis and several smaller lakes already in the Stone Age.
- 1348 The Battle of Streva - a dozen kilometers from the working town of Elektrėnai, near Streva, a huge battle took place in which several thousand Lithuanians died, including one of Gediminas's sons - Narimantas.
- in 1961 The creation of the city of Elektrėnai started - the coat of arms of Elektrėnai decided to depict a stylized lightning bolt and two eight-pointed stars, which symbolize the new city of Elektrėnai and the disappeared old villages.
- 1961-1962 The first school was established.
- 1962 House of Culture.
- 1962 Sports club "Energija" - the most popular sports: ice hockey, figure skating, sailing, judo, handball, checkers, chess, kayaking and canoeing, water skiing and bocce sports.
- 1965 Hospital
- 1976 Ice palace
- 2004 - 2007 Public library
- 1961 During the construction of the Elektrėnai marios - thermal power plant, the Streva River was dammed. in 1961 when the water of the river started to rise, it flooded Anykšta, Jagudis and Puikinas lakes, which merged into a huge pond, now called Elektrėnai lagoon.
- Mayor of Elektrėnai Municipality - Gediminas Ratkevičius
- The population of Elektrėnai municipality is 25,520
- Area of the municipality (ha) - 51.00
- The municipality of Elektrėnai includes eight districts: Elektrėnai, Vievio, Semeliškių, Kietaviškii, Kazokiškii, Gilučių, Pastrėvii, Beizioni.
Traditional events
- Since 1968 - Jazz Youth - the first jazz festival "Youth 68" took place in Lithuania.
- The "Person of the Year" election - a celebratory evening organized every year - is awarded to the most deserving people of the municipality.
- Since 1971 "Running around the lagoon".
- Since 2012, the hike "Zhalio Velnio takais " - the hike is intended to honor Jonas Misiūnas, the commander of the partisans of the Great Kovo district - Green Devil, and the partisans of this district.
- Since 2015, Elektrėnai Rally - a rally that unites the most beautiful areas of the municipality and gathers a large number of people.
Personalities
- Pranas Noreika - the title of honorary citizen of Elektrėnai municipality was awarded for special services to the city of Elektrėnai.
- Stasys Žlibinas - the poet was awarded the title of honorary citizen of the municipality of Elektrėnai for popularizing the city of Elektrėnai.
- Monsignor Jonas Sabaliauskas - the title of honorary citizen of the municipality of Elektrėnai was awarded for mobilizing the community for active activities.
- Dainius Pulauskas - a composer who created more than 1000 arrangements for symphony orchestra, brass orchestra, big band, chamber orchestra, string quartet, jazz group, folklore ensemble.
- Gintaras Rinkevičius - one of the most famous conductors in Lithuania today, winner of the National Prize Gintaras Rinkevičius, LMTA professor, founder of the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, artistic director and chief conductor.
- Joroslavas Cechanovičius - Šiauliai city artistic director and chief conductor of the big band of the "Saulė" concert institution.
- Tadas Šumskas - composer, arranger, conductor, professor. Awarded the Order "For Merit to Lithuania" medal and other awards.
- Donatas Vēželis - professional Lithuanian sports dance dancer. Gold medal winner of the European Show Show Standard Dance Championship in Vienna.
- Darius Kasparaitis - one of the most titled Lithuanian ice hockey players.
- Dainius Zubrus is the only Lithuanian playing in the North American National Hockey League.
- Martynas Gudelis - a writer who published the novel "Skynimai dega", in which he described the fire that destroyed half of the village of Gilučiai.
- Juozas Kralikauskas - writer from the diaspora, author of historical novels.
- Juozas Kundrotas - writer, born and raised in the vicinity of Gilučiai.
- Sofija Pšibiliauskienė - Lazdynų Pelėda - writer, wrote the short story "Mistake" while living in Vievi.
- Rimvydas Stankevičius – poet, prose writer, essayist. in 2022 Awarded the National Culture and Art Prize for the classic gene in contemporary poetry.