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ii, iv. Designated. 1994 (18th session) Reference no. [13] UNESCO region. Europe. Vilnius ( / ˈvɪlniəs / 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 Governorate
The Vilna Governorate [a] was a province ( guberniya) of the...
- Vilna Gaon
The Vilna Gaon was born in Sialiec, Polish–Lithuanian...
- Old Town
A German civilian administration took control of Vilna in August 1941. At the end of the month, Germans killed another 3,500 Jews at Ponary. The Germans established two ghettos —ghetto # 1 and ghetto # 2—in Vilna in early September 1941. Jews considered incapable of work were concentrated in ghetto # 2.
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Vilnius ( / ˈvɪlniəs / 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. As of January 2024, Vilnius' estimated population was 602,430, and the Vilnius urban area which extends beyond ...
The city of Vilnius, now the capital of Lithuania, and its surrounding region has been under various states. The Vilnius Region has been part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the Lithuanian state's founding in the late Middle Ages to its destruction in 1795, i.e. five centuries. From then, the region was occupied by the Russian Empire until ...
Vilnius is the starting point of the Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipėda motorway that runs across Lithuania and connects the three major cities. The Vilnius-Panevėžys motorway is a branch of the Via-Baltica. Airports. Vilnius International Airport serves most Lithuanian international flights to many major European destinations.
