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Vilnius (/ ˈ v ɪ l n i ə s / VIL-nee-əs, Lithuanian: [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs] ⓘ; previously known in English as Vilna, see other names) is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania, and the second-most populous city in the Baltic states.
- Old Town
Location of Senamiestis Eldership. The Old Town of Vilnius...
- Povilas Plechavičius
Povilas Plechavičius (1 February 1890 – 19 December 1973)...
- Senieji Trakai Castle
The church and cloister containing the remains of the...
- Vilna Ghetto
HKP 562 forced labor camp. Victims. About 55,000 Jews. The...
- Vilna, Alberta
Official website. Vilna is a village in central Alberta,...
- Vilna Governorate
Coat of arms of Vilna Governorate used since 1845. The Vilna...
- Old Town
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The city was first mentioned in written sources as Vilna in 1323 as the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the letters of Gediminas. Gediminas built his wooden castle on a hill in the city.
During the German occupation, tens of thousands of Jews from Vilna and the surrounding area, as well as Soviet prisoners of war and others suspected of opposing the Germans, were massacred at Ponary. Soviet forces liberated Vilna in July 1944. Author (s): United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC.
Vilna (liett. Vilnius) on Liettuan pääkaupunki ja noin 580 000 asukkaallaan maan suurin kaupunki sekä samannimisen läänin keskus. Kaupunki sijaitsee Neris- ja Vilnia-jokien yhtymäkohdassa, Liettuan kaakkoisosassa ja on maan koulutuksen, kulttuurin ja talouden keskus.
