1. 1 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Partner 7 – Alytus district municipality administration, Ltithuania

2. 2 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE The population of the district totals is 29 890 inhabitants. The territory of Alytus district makes 1404 sq.km The territory of Alytus district consists of 11 neighourhoods. The major part of Alytus land extends on the eminence of South Lithuania (so called Dzūkija), which is dimidiated by the Nemunas river.

3. 3 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE The district administrative centre is settled in Alytus town, located at a distance of: 116 km from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, 69 km from Kaunas, the provisional capital 292 km from Klaipėda, from the marine capital of Lithuania.

4. 4 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Alytus districts location

5. 5 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Alytus district municipalitys council: Elected for 4 years 25 council members (8 Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats Party; 6 New Union Social Liberals Party; 4 Social Democratic Party; 3 Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union; 2 Labour Party; 2 Order and Justice Party) Mayor – the chairman of council is elected 6 committees – the committee of Education, culture and sport, the committee of Health and social affairs, the committee of Economic and budget, the committee of Communal economy development and protection of nature, the committee of Country development and the Committee of Control. Ethics commission, who supervises how Council members are keeping laws and statutes. The Administrative commission analyse the cases of Administrative law violations. Anticorruption commission supervises, how institutions of municipality execute requirements of anticorruption laws. Working groups, example SME development, strategic planning, etc.

6. 6 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Alytus district municipalitys administration: Administration director is nominated by Mayor and voted by council members 18 structural departments (divisions) and 11 territorial structural departments (divisions)- sub districts. These divisions according to their competence analyse applications of persons, prepare the projects of Council decisions, participate in meetings of Working groups, advise the mayor and the Administration director according to their competence.

7. 7 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Field of Activity: Implementation of strategic development priorities 1 priority Bussiness, tourism and agriculture development 2 priority Infrastructure and environment development 3 priority Modern and protected community development

8. 8 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Cultural Heritage in Alytus district The cultural landscape, the monument record shows the range from religious buildings (churches), farmhouses, nature objects. There are rural historic assets: 72 archeological objects (including in that amount 19 mounds); 29 architecture objects; 3 urban objects (old historical centers of small rural settlements); 144 art monuments.

9. 9 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Places to visit in Alytus district

10. 10 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Thanks for your attention!