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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
The Old Town of Vilnius ( Lithuanian: Vilniaus senamiestis...
- Povilas Plechavičius
Povilas Plechavičius (1 February 1890 – 19 December 1973)...
- Senieji Trakai Castle
The church and cloister containing the remains of the...
- Old Town
Вільня, vok. Wilna, jid. ווילנע , hebr. וילנה = Vilne, lot. Vilna. Vilnius – Lietuvos sostinė. Vilniaus apskrities, Vilniaus rajono savivaldybės ir Vilniaus miesto savivaldybės centras, yra 20 seniūnijų. Arkivyskupijos centras, nuo 1579 m. – universitetinis miestas.
Vilnius was the head of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania until 1795, even during the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The city has changed hands many times between Imperial and Soviet Russia, Napoleonic France, Imperial and Nazi Germany, Interwar Poland, and Lithuania.
May 10, 2024 · Vilnius, city, capital of Lithuania, at the confluence of the Neris (Russian Viliya) and Vilnia rivers. A settlement existed on the site in the 10th century, and the first documentary reference to it dates from 1128. In 1323 the town became capital of Lithuania under Grand Duke Gediminas; it was.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vilnius is the capital and largest city of Lithuania. It has a beautiful baroque Old Town, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site , and excellent tourist facilities in all price ranges. It stands on the River Neris in the southeast pocket of the country, the Dzūkija region, and in 2023 had a population of 629,000.
Vilnius buvo 3-asis pagal dydį RI miestas (po Petrapilio ir Maskvos). 1817 m. patvirtintas perspektyvinis miesto planas. Po 1831 m. sukilimo Rusijos valdžia uždarė Vilniaus universitetą kaip nacionalistinių jėgų židinį, kuriame veikė ir patriotinės filaretų bei filomatų organizacijos.
