Pabradė

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Pabradė
Coat of arms of Pabradė
Coat of arms
Pabradė (Lithuania)
Pabradė
Pabradė
Location of Pabradė
Coordinates: 54°59′0″N 25°47′0″E / 54.98333, 25.78333
Country Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
Ethnographic region Dzūkija
County Vilnius County
Municipality Švenčionys district municipality
Elderate Pabradė elderate
Capital of Pabradė rural elderate
First mentioned 15th
Granted city rights 1946
Population (2005)
 - Total 6,398
 - Rank 52nd
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Pabradė (pronunciation ) (Polish: Podbrodzie) is a city in Lithuania, in Švenčionys district municipality, on Žeimena river, 38 km south-west of Švenčionys.

Pabradė is a busy place as the VilniusDaugavpils railway is close to the city. It was quite a small settlement until the 19th century, when the WarsawSaint Petersburg railway was established in 1862.