Lithuania consists of several cities which have been founded before the eighteenth century. The location of the
cities in Lithuania are determined by transport routes and trading facilities. Most of the cities in Lithuania are small and are evenly distributed throughout the country. The smaller towns of the country are known as "miesteliar" and the villages are known as " kaimas".
The evenly distributed cities of Lithuania help in forming a good transportation network in the country. According to the parliament of Lithuania, cities are defined as populated areas having more the 3000 people. The settlement is given a city status when two thirds of the population works in service sectors or in industries. The first settlement that achieved city status in Lithuania was Klaipeda. Some of the most important
cities in Lithuania are:
- Vilnius
- Kaunas
- Klaip?da
- Šiauliai
- Panev?žys
- Visaginas
- Taurag?
- Ukmerg?
- Plung?
- Šilut?
- Kretinga
- Radviliškis
- Druskininkai
- Alytus
- Marijampol?
- Mažeikiai
- Jonava
- Utena
- K?dainiai
- Telšiai
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