Stakliškės | |
|---|---|
 The church of Stakliškės. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Stakliškės Location of Stakliškės | |
| Coordinates:54°35′30″N24°19′10″E / 54.59167°N 24.31944°E /54.59167; 24.31944 | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Prienai district municipality |
| Elderate | Stakliškės rural elderate |
| First mentioned | 1375 |
| Grantedcity rights | 1792 |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 562 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Stakliškės is a village inLithuania, located east ofPrienai, inPrienai district ofKaunas County on the Prienai-Trakai road. Stakliškės is a center ofStakliškės elderate. The famous type ofLithuanian mead, an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, honey and water is produced in Stakliškės. According to the 2011 census, the village had 747 residents.[1]
The place has been known since the end of the 14th century (in 1375 it was mentioned in theTeutonic Knights Chronicles as Staghelisken, in 1385 as Stakelisken). Since 1513 it was a town, and in 1586 the first church was built.
After reforms of theGreat Sejm, on 16 January 1792 the monarchStanisław August Poniatowski granted the townMagdeburg rights. At the time the city was awarded acoat of arms.
The current coat of arms was granted by presidential decree on 18 December 1997.
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