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Rietavas
Coat of arms of RietavasCoat of arms
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
CountyTelšiai County
MunicipalityRietavas municipality
Capital ofRietavas municipality
Rietavas town elderate
First mentioned1253
Granted city rights1792
Population
 • Total3,937
 • Rank61st
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Rietavas is a city in Lithuania on the Jūra River. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,979. It is the capital of Rietavas municipality.

The city is famous for building the first power station to produce electricity in Lithuania in 1892. The first telephone line in Lithuania was also built here.

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