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Vilnius (/ ˈ v ɪ l n i ə s / ⓘ VIL-nee-əs, Lithuanian: [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs] ⓘ) is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the most-populous city in the Baltic states.The city's estimated January 2025 population was 607,404, [7] and the Vilnius urban area (which extends beyond the city limits) has an estimated population of 747,864.
Šnipiškės is a neighborhood in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. [1] Vilnius Central Business District is a part of Šnipiškės. [2] Located on the north bank of the river Neris, it became the site of a modern business district with skyscrapers which, however, mix with some historical wooden architecture.
The first golf club "Elnias" in Lithuania was opened in Kaunas in 2000. Nemuno žiedas is the only in Lithuania motor racing circuit, situated in Kačerginė, a small town near Kaunas. A yacht club operates in the Kaunas Reservoir Regional Park. A round of the UIM F2 World Championship is held by the site of the old Kaunas Lagoon pier every ...
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Lithuania, [b] officially the Republic of Lithuania, [c] is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. [d] It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest, with a maritime border with Sweden to the west.
Švenčionys (pronunciation ⓘ; Polish: Święciany; known also by several alternative names) is a city in eastern Lithuania, and capital of the Švenčionys district municipality, located 84 kilometers (52 mi) north of Vilnius. As of 2020, it had a population of 4,065 of which about 17% were part of the Polish minority in Lithuania. [1]
Tauragė is a conjunction of two Lithuanian words: [7] tauras, which means "aurochs", and ragas which means "horn", hence the city's coat of arms.The city is known as Tauragie in Samogitian, as Tauroggen in German, Taurogi in Polish, Tovrig (טאווריג) in Yiddish, and Taurage (Таураге; historically Tauroggen [Таурогген] or Taurogi [Тауроги]) in Russian.
Lithuanian 3rd Infantry Regiment relocated from Kowno to Wilno. [5] 1791 Lithuanian 3rd Infantry Regiment relocated from Wilno back to Kowno. [5] Lithuanian 7th Infantry Regiment stationed in Wilno. [6] 1794 – Vilnius Uprising. 1795 Town becomes part of Russia, and capital of Vilna Governorate. St. Paraskeva Church rebuilt. 1799 Town Hall ...