Balbieriškis

Balbieriškis
Town
The towers of church
Coat of arms
Balbieriškis Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°30′50″N 23°53′30″E / 54.51389°N 23.89167°E / 54.51389; 23.89167Coordinates: 54°30′50″N 23°53′30″E / 54.51389°N 23.89167°E / 54.51389; 23.89167
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Suvalkija
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Prienai district municipality
Eldership	Balbieriškis eldership
Capital of	Balbieriškis eldership
Population (2001)
• Total	1,180
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Balbieriškis (Polish: Balwierzyszki German: Bauwerischeck, Bauwersk Russian: Бальвержишки, Бальберишкис) a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. It is situated on the left bank of the Neman River. As of 2001 it had a population of 1,180. The town was established by German lumberman Hanus, who received a plot of land in wilderness of Suvalkija from Grand Duke Sigismund I the Old. Hanus cleared the forest and built an estate. The settlement grew around the estate and was awarded city rights in 1530. However, the privileges were revoked in 1776.