town, which was then under the Nazi occupation and shot in the Rašė Forest about to the north. Demography Population Sport FK Utenis Utena plays in A Lyga and BC Juventus plays in LKL. Hometown of Jonas Valančiūnas of the New Orleans Pelicans. Aidenas Malašinskas is the best handball player in Lithuania (2019, 2021). Twin towns – sister cities Utena is twinned with: Chełm, Poland Kovel, Ukraine Lidköping, Sweden Pontinia, Italy Preiļi, Latvia Rēzekne, Latvia Třeboň, Czech Republic Beit Sahour, Palestine References External links Official site Encyclopedia of Utena: Summary Cities in Utena County Capitals of Lithuanian counties Cities in Lithuania Municipalities administrative centres of Lithuania Vilkomirsky Uyezd Holocaust locations in Lithuania Utena District Municipality