# 2011 in Lithuania

This article is about the particular significance of the year 2011 to Lithuania and its people.

## Incumbents

* President: Dalia Grybauskaitė
* Prime Minister: Andrius Kubilius

## Chairmanships

* Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

## Events
### January

* January 1 – Lithuania received chairmanship of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
* January 1 – Strong snowstorm results in approximately 34,000 people being left without electricity.
* January 1 – Lithuania received chairmanship of NATO embassy in Georgia to represent alliance in country and help it to join to the NATO.
* January 21 – Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius called a special meeting because of too big heating prices in Capital City of Vilnius.
* January 25 – 4 elderships in Pagėgiai municipality announced extreme situation because of floods.

### February

* February 7 – Nemunas River flood started in Jonava district municipality and Kaunas district municipality.
* February 8 – strong wind killed 3 people, 46,000 people being left without electricity and closed Port of Klaipėda
* February 26–27 – national elections to cities councils.

### March

* March 8 – resignation of Minister of Economy Dainius Kreivys.
* March 23 – Lithuanian government approves of personal bankruptcy legislation.

### April

* April 28 – Lithuania's Omnitel opened LTE "4G" network working in 5 biggest cities.

### June

* June 28 – Seimas approved the law under which Lithuanian-Belarusian border inhabitants can easily cross the border.

### July

* July 6 – Ieva Gervinskaitė won Miss Lithuania 2011.
* July 8 – Agrowill Group become second Lithuanian company which selling shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
* July 10 – Lithuania won FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

## Art and entertainment

* May
** May 27 Sidabrinė gervė 2011
** Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

## Sports
### Multi-sport events

* SELL Student Games in Kaunas.

### Athletics (track and field)

* 4 March – Austra Skujytė won silver medal in 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. It is the first independent Lithuania medal in championship.
* Local events
** February 18–19 – National Indoor championship in Klaipėda.
** May 25 – Lithuania Open 100 km running championship in Nida.
** July 23–24 – 2011 Lithuanian Athletics Championships in Kaunas.
** September 11 – Vilnius Marathon.
** September 24 – National Half Marathon Championship in Nida.

### Basketball

* September 3–18 – Lithuania will host EuroBasket 2011.

### Boxing

* 2011 Lithuanian Boxing Championships

### Darts

* October 14 - Vilnius will host Lithuania Open darts championship.

### Football

* 2010–11 Baltic League.
* 2010–11 Lithuanian Football Cup.

### Sambo

* Vilnius wil host the 2011 World Sambo Championships.

### Snowboarding

* 29 January first time started Lithuanian Snowboarding Championships

### Swimming

* 28–30 June 2011 Lithuania Swimming Championships in Alytus

### Volleyball

* 11–14 August Capital City of Vilnius wil host U18 European Beach Volleyball Championships for men and women near the White Bridge.

## Deaths

* Justinas Marcinkevičius (born 1930) a prominent Lithuanian poet and playwright.