Alanta
Alanta (dialectal Aukštaitian name Alunta, Polish: Owanta, Yiddish אַוואָנטע) is a small town in Molėtai district municipality, Lithuania. It is the administrative seat of the Alanta Elderate. According to a census in 2011, Alanta had 348 residents. It is situated at the crossing of two roads: Molėtai–Anykščiai and Utena–Alanta–Ukmergė. The town's St. Jacob's church was built in 1909.
Alanta | |
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St. Jacob's church in Alanta | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Alunta | |
Alanta Location of Alanta | |
| Coordinates: 55°21′N 25°17′E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County | Utena County |
| Municipality | Molėtai district municipality |
| Elderate | Alanta elderate |
| Seat of | Alanta elderate |
| First mentioned | 1436 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 348 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The Synagogue of Alanta is one of only 17 surviving wooden synagogues in Lithuania.
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