Lietuvos paštas (, lit. 'Lithuanian Post') is the company responsible for postal service in Lithuania. The company was re-established on 16 November 1918, and this date is celebrated as Post Lithuania day.[4]
In 2018, Lithuanian Post consisted of 546 fixed post offices, 85 mobile service locations and 120 smart postmen in 12 districts.
History
On 11 July 1562, the Grand Duke of Lithuania and the King of Poland Sigismund Augustus commissioned Christopher Taxis to organise a regular mail transport route Vilnius-Kraków-Vienna-Venice. At that time, letters between Kraków and Vilnius were delivered in 7 days. The importance of post increased after 1583, when the King-Grand Duke Stephen Báthory enforced standardised mail charges, thus providing universal access to mail. At that time, mail began to be delivered on a regular basis.
On 16 November 1918, the Lithuanian Ministry of Finance, Trade and Industry minister Martynas Yčas (politician) signed a decree establishing a Lithuanian postal board. This date is considered the official founding day of Lithuanian postal history and is celebrated as National Post Day. During the Soviet occupation, the Lithuanian Post activities were taken over by the Soviet authorities.
On 7 October 1990, the mail came into circulation once again with the release of the first independent