Army. In 2014 in Šimonių giria (The Šimoniai Forest) a cognitive route was created which leads through the places of the Algimantas military district partisan paths and places. Industry Famous in Lithuania fruit winery Anykščių vynas, established in 1926 by Balys Karazija. Notable natives and residents Józef Abelewicz, Polish theologian Antanas Baranauskas, poet, whose home is preserved in Anykščiai Regional Park. Jonas Biliūnas, writer Giedrius Titenis, swimmer Antanas Vienuolis, writer Bronė Buivydaitė, writer Greta Baldauskaitė, psychologist Valdas Papievis, writer Rimša Vytautas, researcher librarian, bibliographer, pedagogue Osvaldas Janonis, Vilnius University professor, doctor of humanities, bibliographer, pedagogue Šablevičius Bronius, Doctor of Science Sergejus Jovaiša, basketball player Twin towns — sister cities Anykščiai is twinned with: Dalaman, Turkey Gnosjö, Sweden Krupina, Slovakia Madona, Latvia Myrhorod, Ukraine Nepomuk, Czech Republic Ödeshög, Sweden Omiš, Croatia Os, Norway Stavanger, Norway Devecser, Hungary Sejny, Poland Telavi, Georgia Sevan, Armenia Vasylkiv, Ukraine References Anikisht in the Yizkor (Memorial) book of Lithuanian Jewry External links Virtual Tour of Anykščiai Cities in Lithuania Cities in Utena County Ski areas and resorts in Lithuania Municipalities administrative centres of Lithuania Vilkomirsky Uyezd Shtetls Holocaust locations in Lithuania Anykščiai District Municipality Jewish communities destroyed in the Holocaust