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Mar 11, 2024 · 维尔纽斯 （ 立陶宛语 ： Vilnius ， [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs] （ ⓘ ） ； 波兰语 ： Wilno ，音译：维尔诺； 意第绪语 ： ווילנע ， 罗马化： Vilne ； 白俄罗斯语 ： Вільня ， 罗马化 ：Vil'nia ；1918年前俄语： Вильна ， 罗马化：Vil'na ，音译：维尔纳，现代俄语 ...
Mar 11, 2024 · 維爾紐斯 （ 立陶宛語 ： Vilnius ， [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs] （ ⓘ ） ； 波蘭語 ： Wilno ，音譯：維爾諾； 意第緒語 ： ווילנע ， 羅馬化： Vilne ； 白俄羅斯語 ： Вільня ， 羅馬化 ：Vil'nia ；1918年前俄語： Вильна ， 羅馬化：Vil'na ，音譯：維爾納，現代俄語 ...
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- The Republic of Užupis
- Angel of Užupis
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Užupis is quite small and isolated, being only about 60 ha (148 acres) in size; it has around 7,000 inhabitants, nearly 1,000 of which are artists.[better source needed] On one side it is separated from the Old Town by the Vilnia River, on the second there are steep hills, and on the third side, it borders on an industrial area built under Soviet r...
The district contains the Bernardine Cemetery, one of the oldest cemeteries in the city. Most of the district's Jewish population were killed during the Holocaust, and later the old Jewish Cemetery uphill would be destroyed by the Soviets. The houses left abandoned were later occupied by marginal elements of society, mainly the homeless, prostitute...
In 1997, the residents of the area declared the Republic of Užupis, along with its own flag, unofficial currency, president, cabinet of ministers, a constitution written by Romas Lileikis and Tomas Čepaitis, an anthem, and an army of approximately 11 men. The army has since been retired. The residents of the self-declared republic celebrate this in...
On April 1, 2002, a statue of an angel blowing a trumpet was unveiled in the main square. The idea was developed from a desire to erect an angel in memory of animator and caricaturist Zenonas Šteinys. It became a symbol of the revival Užupis. The funds were raised by selling miniature copies of the sculpture. The sculptor, Romas Vilčiauskas, is als...
Notable people who have resided in Užupis include: 1. Felix Dzerzhinsky, also known as Iron Felix— Soviet Bolshevik revolutionary and secret police founder 2. The painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis 3. Polish romantic-comic poet Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyńskilived here in 1934-36 4. Jurgis Kunčinas, author of 2 novels about Užupis...
The Republic of Užupis, a 2009 novel by the South Korean author Hailji, chronicles the journey of an Asian man named Hal visiting Užupis to inter the ashes of his father, believing the "Republic" to be his ancestral homeland. Užupis was the topic of a 2015 piece of music by Matt Howden's The Mighty Sieben, featuring the three mottos, "Don't Fight",...
Connolly, Kate (January 29, 2000). "They tore down Lenin's statue - and raised one to Frank Zappa". TheGuardian.com.Rhone, Erin (October 15, 2018). "Užupis: A tiny republic of free spirits". BBC Online."Vilnius Old Town: Uzupis - Paupys Case study 2000 - 2001". ensure.org. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.- Užupean
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Jun 23, 2022 · English: One of the oldest Vilnius photo. Aprox. on 1860 taken by Abdon Korzon (1826-1865).
