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Rimšė

Utenatown

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Rimšė

Total population

208

Air quality index

19Good

Elevation147 m

Coordinates55.52°, 26.44°

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City facts

Elevation

147 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rimšė is a town in the Ignalina district municipality, Utena County, Lithuania, The centre of the Rimšė Eldership is located here.

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History & geography

History

In the interwar period it belonged to the Wilno Land/Wilno Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic, together with the municipality (gmina) of which it was the capital: . According to the 1921 Polish census, the town had a population of 290, 52.1% Jewish and 42.1% Polish.

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Geography

Latitude

55.5223

Longitude

26.4392

Water area

—

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good

19

PM2.5 (µg/m³)

4

PM10 (µg/m³)

5.1

Ozone (µg/m³)

32

NO₂ (µg/m³)

2.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

3,190

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Great Tit
Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
80
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
70
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
57
Eurasian Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
56
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
54
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
52
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
49
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
46

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

0

Largest magnitude

—

Largest event

—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Alina Orlova

Lithuanian singer

Jerzy Turonek

Polish-Belarusian historian

Tomasz Wawrzecki

Tomasz Wawrzecki

Polish politician (1759–1816)

Kazimieras Juozas Klimašauskas

Lithuanian politician (1938-2005)

Edmundas Pupinis

Edmundas Pupinis

Lithuanian politician

Marija Kaznačenko

Marija Kaznačenko

Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz

Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz

Belarusian-Polish general

Vadimas Gusevas

Lithuanian biathlete

Dalia Štraupaitė

Dalia Štraupaitė

Lithuanian politician

Irina Terentjeva

Irina Terentjeva

Lithuanian cross country skier

Justas Sinica

Lithuanian basketball player (born 1985)

Tomasz Zan

Jazep Nikadzimavič Bułak-Bałachovič

Kazys Trukanas

Lithuanian philosopher and educator

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Utena

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

2.87

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,049

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

44

Avg daily Wikipedia views

2

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-08-10

Hooded Crow

Seen 2026-08-10

Himalayan balsam

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-08-08

Vagrant Darter

Sympetrum vulgatum

Seen 2026-08-07

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-08-07

Trachelomonas armata steinii

Trachelomonas armata steinii

Trachelomonas armata steinii

Seen 2026-07-22

Phacus pleuronectes

Phacus pleuronectes

Phacus pleuronectes

Seen 2026-07-20

Lepocinclis acus

Lepocinclis acus

Lepocinclis acus

Seen 2026-07-19

Monomorphina pyrum

Monomorphina pyrum

Monomorphina pyrum

Seen 2026-07-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API