Lithuanian scouting

Lithuanian Scouting organization is a public, voluntary, non-political organization, acting according to the purposes, principles and methods of scouting education open to all inhabitants of Lithuania in no distinction of race, nationality, religion, gender or social standing.

In Lithuania the scout movement started in 1918 when Scoutmaster Petras Jurgėla-Jurgelevičius established the first scout troop in Vilnius.

When the Soviet Union has occupied Lithuania on 15th June, 1940, the activity of The Lithuanian Scout Union was suspended and was renewed in emigration.

On 29th-30th of April, 1989 the reconstituent assembly of The Lithuanian Scouts took place in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, and Scout movement was officially reestablished.

The Youth Programme of Lithuanian Scouting offers a wide range of methods and activities for the overall development of children and youth responding to their particular needs and interests. According to the age and experience scouts in Lithuanian Scouting are divided to cub scouts (6-10 years old), scouts (11-14 years old), ventures (15-18 years old) and rovers (over 18 years old). In Lithuania there are land, sea and air scouts’ troops.

Contacts

International Commissioner
Vytautas Zulonas
Trakų str. 18,
44236 Kaunas
Lithuania
E-mail: international@skautai.lt

Lithuanian Scouting

National Office

Trakų str. 18,

44236 Kaunas

Lithuania

Tel/Fax no: +370 37 42 20 02

E-mail: info@skautai.lt

About Lithuania:

Location: On the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. In 1989 the National Geographical Institute of France established the geographical centre of Europe 24 km northwest of Vilnius.

Area: 65,300 sq. km.

Climate: Lithuania is a four-seasoned country in maritime/continental climate. Average temperature in July is +23°C; in January -4.9°C.

Time: GMT + 2 hours. When it is 12:00 p.m. in Vilnius, it’ll be 11:00 a.m. in Stockholm and Frankfurt, 10:00 a.m. in London and 05:00 a.m. in New York.

Capital: Vilnius.

Type of government: Parliamentary Republic.

Population: 3,454,000.

Largest cities by population: Vilnius 542,300; Kaunas 378,900; Klaipėda 193,000; Šiauliai 133,900; Panevėžys 119,700.

Ethnic composition: Lithuanian 83.5%, Polish 6.7%, Russian 6.3%, Byelorussian 1.2%, other 2.3%. People of 115 different ethnic backgrounds live in Lithuania.

Religions: Predominantly Roman Catholic. Other confessions include Russian Orthodox, Evangelical Lutherans, Evangelical Reformers, Old Believers, Jews, Sunni Muslims, Karaims.

National currency: The litas (Lt). The current exchange rate is 3.4528 Lt = 1 EUR.