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  Visaginas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Visaginas is a town situated in the eastern part of the Republic of Lithuania near the country's biggest lake, Drūkšiai.
In the distant past, the surroundings of Visaginas were once inhabited by the Seliai tribe.
In the 14th-19th centuries the region was invaded by Crusaders, Swedish, Russian and French troops.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Visaginas   (449 words)

  
 The Case of Visaginas City in Lithuania (Alisauskiene) - CESNUR 2002
Visaginas was one of the first cities of Lithuania which was visited by a large number of parapsychologists, extrasenses and various future tellers.
Visaginas society was technocratic from the founding of the city, so it might be said that most of the motivations were influenced by science.
Returning to the case of Visaginas where only a half of population attributes themselves to some religious communities, these propositions are on one part true during the research 13.0 percent of respondents said that their parents were non-believers and currently they are members of religious communities.
www.cesnur.org /2002/slc/alisauskiene.htm   (4761 words)

  
 Visaginas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Visaginas town has a network of different types of education institutions.
Visaginas Technology and Business Education and Training Centre is one of the best vocational training institutions of this type in the country.
Visaginas Technological and business vocational training centre has a strong distance learning centre, which was established at the result of participation in two projects: LieDM and PHARE 2000, and its goal is development of distance vocational training system.
www.visaginas.lt /istaigos?lang=en&me[174]=1   (382 words)

  
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The development of partner relations with the countries of the Baltic Sea region is acknowledged as one of the priority directions of the collaboration of Visaginas municipality and NGOs in the sphere of the economy (small and medium-sized business), of the work with the young people and as risk groups.
Visaginas municipality and NGOs have long ago collaborated with partners from Denmark, Sweden, Kaliningrad region, and other countries of the Baltic Sea region.
By agreement about the collaboration between Visaginas municipality and by the concern of "Fakel" (Kaliningrad) are outlined prospects in the sphere of the use of the energy-saving technologies for the drying of vegetables and timber, and also production by heat- generators.
www.arf.dk /NR/rdonlyres/eajcdjgnyzfceyrtxo2s2cets37kwppzuqdfu4lond4mrtozkq2qphymxmygye4bromupa3srdzw5tsasnunrbwjame/BSPFVisaginasDistrictMunicipalityLithuaniaSeeksDanishProjectPartner.doc   (713 words)

  
 Community Foundations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Visaginas is a special town, because it was built for workers for the atomic plant 30 years ago.
During the campaign Visaginas Volunteers of 2004 were awarded – nominees and supporter of the Foundation of the year 2004.
Visaginas city inhabitants participated in fundraising for support and development of charity activities.
www.cfond.org /baltics?id=1084   (1363 words)

  
 Visaginas: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Visaginas is a town situated in the eastern part of the Republic of Lithuania[For more, click on this link] near the country's biggest lake, EHandler: no quick summary.
Ignalina nuclear power plant is a two-unit rbmk-1500 power station in visaginas, lithuania....
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www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/V/Vi/Visaginas.htm   (580 words)

  
 VF Proposal: Business Leaders, Public Participation and Sustainable Development
Its mission is to improve the life of Visaginas community by encouraging philanthropic actions of business and not-for-profit sector, and providing support for the projects and programs that are important for our community.
The Visaginas region and the state of Vermont have similarities: these are rural regions, surrounded by unspoiled nature with tourism potential, remote from manufacturing centers, have highly educated population.
Visaginas Community Foundation seeks to organize an exchange program in USA for a group of 6 Visaginas community members including business leaders, city Mayor and Director of Visaginas Community Foundation.
www.virtualfoundation.org /proposals/vfvisavt01.cgi   (917 words)

  
 Sliavaite, Kristina: 'Us' and 'Them': ethnic boundaries and social processes in multi-ethnic Ignalina nuclear power ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In this case the Lithuanians are excluded from the category and in a sense opposed to the rest of Visaginas population.
Following some of my respondents, in the Soviet period in Visaginas in public everybody was talking just in Russian since it was dominant and the most prestigious language and nobody cared about the situation of languages of other ethnic and national groups there.
So if on the one hand, in post-Soviet period in the community of Visaginas we can witness the attempt to construct objective and rigid ethnic boundaries with the help of language and religion, on the other hand, the principle of subjective choice of one's ethnic and national belonging was also accepted widely.
www.anthrobase.com /Txt/S/Sliavaite_K_02.htm   (4432 words)

  
 Local Agenda 21 in Nuclear Regions: Report on NGO Capacity-Building
Visaginas “Chernobyl” society was not active at all during the last few years.
NGO “For the future of Visaginas” together with “Russian Wave” is starting to implement the project financed by Regional Environmental Center (REC) for Local Agenda 21 (LA21) promotion among Visaginas population and has mentioned about the agreement to cooperate with Visaginas NGOs information center.
Visaginas NGO community are going to write their additions and comments for the Action plan (by May 1, 2001).
www.ecologia.org /nuclearcommunities/countryevals/lithuania/NGOreport.htm   (1085 words)

  
 VISAGINAS - A city with very little hope
It seems that neither Lithuanian local nor state officials are interested in drawing up alternative plans for Visaginas, a city built for people who work at the nuclear power plant.
Now he thinks that he is more lucky than the majority of Visaginas inhabitants.
Visaginas was built for power engineering specialists, who attended the station.
www.djh.dk /pub/lithuania/anton.html   (823 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Business | Lithuania facing nuclear fall out
His biggest concern is the fate of the plant's 3,600 workers, most of whom live in nearby Visaginas.
The importance of Ignalina on the local economy is evident at the end of the day shift as a convoy of cars and buses head back into the town of almost 35,000.
Today, Visaginas trumpets its green and leafy streets, but as a visitor it is difficult to shake the idea that the trees were originally left more to hide the place than to decorate it.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/3626519.stm   (848 words)

  
 Emergency Preparedness Organization and Principles for Protection of the Public   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Protection of the resident population in the town of Visaginas is effected by Visaginas authorities based on corresponding emergency plan.
In case of accident notification of the residents of Visaginas is under remote control through cable communication lines between Ignalina NPP and Visaginas.
The Visaginas population including the plant personnel is evacuated by the decision of the Government in accor-dance with the plan of the Department of Civil Defence.
www.lei.lt /insc/handbook/hab6/hab61.html   (357 words)

  
 Local Agenda 21 in Nuclear Regions: Lithuania
While environmentalists and Western governments welcomed the decision, citizens living near the plant in the town of Visaginas were shocked and scared; Ignalina is the only industry in the area and nearly everyone either works at the plant or in related support services.
If Visaginas' residents are left alone to cope with the unemployment, depression, and increased social problems that will follow the decommissioning of the Ignalina nuclear power plant, it will become a symbol throughout the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe of the problems associated with denuclearization.
Since people in Visaginas are native Russian speakers and few know Lithuanian, they were especially excited to be able to freely converse and connect with the Russian-speaking NGOs and Ecoline staff.
ecologia.org /nuclearcommunities/countryevals/lithuania/ignalina.htm   (1616 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In 1991 there was a first attempt to organise an international country festival under the name of lake Visaginas.
“Visaginas Country’93” was the most successful festival to date - good stage, complying with the best international standards, magnificent fireworks, hot-air balloons, Holstein beer, dozens of journalists, thousands of spectators, and such stars as Soul Broudy or Larry Campbell on stage.
As it's already known, “Visaginas Country’97” took place 15-16th of August and guested many country legends and new stars from Europe and USA.
www.zona.lt /country/festivals.html   (315 words)

  
 Local Agenda 21 in Nuclear Regions: Lithuanian Project
If Visaginas' residents are left alone to cope with the unemployment, depression, and increased social problems that will most likely follow the decommissioning of Ignalina nuclear power plant, Visaginas will become a symbol throughout the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe of the problems associated with de-nuclearization.
For instance, in October of 2001, the Visaginas Community Development Council, which was established as a result of ECOLOGIA's NGO training seminars, organized a seminar entitled "The role of the public in the management of the development of the Ignalina NPP region".
Implementation of a new LA 21 for Visaginas is planned after prepared document should be approved by the Visaginas Town Council in December 2002.
www.ecologia.org /nuclearcommunities/countryevals/lithuania/lithuania_project.htm   (1553 words)

  
 Mass media - IAE regionas
Sugardas - news of the Ignalina atomic power station, Visaginas city, Lithuania and the Baltic’s, world news, newspapers "Sugardas" and "V kazdyj dom", cable TV "Sugardas", shops, web, photo gallery, search machines.
For the past ten years this has been the most popular newspaper in Visaginas.
Topics include: current affairs; city and republican news; prospects of the town development connected with the decommissioning of INPP; actual comments on laws and projects of governmental and local authorities for the citizens of Visaginas; news of culture and sports, recreation, crosswords, TV schedule, advertising and announcements.
www.inppregion.lt /index.php?cid=386   (348 words)

  
 Visaginas Community Foundation
Visaginas Community Foundation was established on December 12, 2002 with an aim to support social, charitable, cultural and other beneficial to community initiatives of Visaginas public organizations.
The main purpose of the foundation is making grants on a competitive basis for implementation of noncommercial projects that are socially substantial to Visaginas city.
Inherent in this strategy is the belief that the people who are most affected by a problem should be involved in developing solutions to address it.
www.vbfondas.lt /en   (78 words)

  
 Visaginas  - Food & Drink  - Bars  Lithuania  - Užeik - In Your Pocket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Visaginas - Food & Drink - Bars Lithuania - Užeik - In Your Pocket
Already popular with the fledgling Visaginas expat community, this average bar/restaurant located inside one of the strange pyramid-looking buildings near the IKI supermarket can boast among other treats a menu in German (but not English), 16 vodkas, draught Holsten, a chess set and a cat.
Although the choice of food is nothing much to write home about, meals can be ordered in advance, thus saving the impatient diner the usual eternity required between asking for something to eat and actually getting it out of the kitchen and onto one's table.
www.inyourpocket.com /lithuania/visaginas/en/venue?id=LIVSEN10029   (104 words)

  
 Visaginas Hotels
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www.lithuania-look.com /Lithuania-Lakes/Visaginas-Hotels.html   (156 words)

  
 IDILE
Friendly family run guest house IDILĖ is a modern, fully equipped hotel situated in natural surroundings on the eastern outskirts of Visaginas.
Ideal for both travellers to Visaginas and the surrounding countryside, IDILĖ is less that 30 minutes from the famous Aukštaitija National Park, and offers the kind of luxury, elegance and flexibility not found anywhere else in the region.
Its location combines the peace and quiet of the countryside with the convenience and sociability of a large town.
www.idile.biz   (179 words)

  
 Visaginas Community Foundation - Mission, principles
The fund, having accumulated donations of founders and sponsors, allocates resources for supporting projects and programs that are socially significant for Visaginas on a competitive basis, voluntary, and without indemnity.
The fund holds its activity on the basis of open and clear procedures, as well as a competitive principle of funds distribution.
The fund is a separate juridical person created with charitable purposes and independent from the influence of any person, organization or political power.
www.vbfondas.lt /en/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9   (156 words)

  
 Svensk-Litauiska Riksföreningen / Vänort önskas!
Visaginas municipality is located in the Eastern part of Lithuania, near lake Drukshiai.
Visaginas is distinguished by a big degree of computerisation: every third family has a computer with access to the Internet.
There are many good reasons, why to invest in Visaginas: Visaginas municipality is strategically located in the gateway between the EU and CIS.
www.litauen-fokus.org /ny-vanort.htm   (2854 words)

  
 EU Phare project for Ignalina NPP region
The two-day Workshop on the preparation of a strategy for the social mitigation of the decommissioning of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant and the regeneration of the INPP region took place in Visaginas on the 5-6 of March 2001.
The discussions in groups were held about the development strategy for INPP region and the mechanisms of co-ordination of the process with involvement of local community, local authorities and non-governmental organizations.
26 January 2001 at the Visaginas Municipality Building the official ceremony of the opening of EU Phare local project office in the INPP region was held.
www.is.lt /phare_inpp/events.htm   (365 words)

  
 Utena County
This county lies in the north-eastern part of Lithuania, and consists of the municipalities of Utena, Anyksciai, Zarasai, the Ignalina and Moletai Districts and the city of Visaginas.
The county centre is in Utena, and the other most important towns are Visaginas, Ignalina, Moletai, Anyksciai and Zarasai.
Utena is the oldest city, dating back to 1261; the "youngest", in both the county and in Lithuania as a whole, is Visaginas, which was founded only in 1975.
www.randburg.com /li/utenaco.html   (618 words)

  
 IOM Press Briefing Notes - 23 August 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In September IOM is to launch a vocational training project for 430 unemployed women of Russian origin affected by the decommissioning of the Ignalina nuclear power station.
The mostly ethnic Russian population of Visaginas migrated to the town to work in the plant when it opened in 1975 and stayed on after Lithuania became an independent State in 1991.
Many of Visaginas’ ethnic Russian residents are skilled professionals in nuclear and other fields whom Lithuania needs to retain for its future economic development.
www.iom.int /en/archive/PBN230802.shtml   (682 words)

  
 Lonely Planet's Guide to Lithuania
Should you harbour an inexplicable urge to be the progenitor of generations of mutants, then a visit to the world's largest RBMK Chernobyl-style reactor plant may leave you with a warm inner (and outer) glow.
The Visaginas town centre, 2km (1mi) west of the plant, features a Geiger counter that records daily radiation levels.
The plant boasts two RMBK reactors, which are graphite cooled and have no containment system; if an accident occurs, radiation is immediately released into the open air.
webcenter.travel.aol.com /travel/lonely_planet/europe/lithuania/obt.html   (414 words)

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