name Vilnius nickname Northern Jerusalem, Athens of Lithuania settlement type City municipality image skyline Vilnius montage.jpg image caption Top Vilnius Old Town br Middle left Vilnius Cathedral br Middle right St. Anne s Church, Vilnius St. Anne s Church br The 3rd row nipi k s br The 4th row Presidential Palace, Vilnius Presidential Palace . image map LietuvaVilnius.png map caption Location of Vilnius image shield Grand Coat of arms of Vilnius.svg latd 54 latm 41 lats latNS N longd ... of Lithuania County subdivision name2 Vilnius County subdivision type3 Municipalities of Lithuania Municipality subdivision name3 Vilnius city municipality subdivision type6 Capital city Capital of subdivision name6 Lithuania br Vilnius County br Vilnius city municipality br Vilnius district municipality ... p5 Karolini k s p6 Lazdynai p7 Naujamiestis, Vilnius Naujamiestis p8 Naujininkai p9 Naujoji Vilnia p10 Paneriai p11 Pa ilai iai p12 Pilait p13 Rasos Vilnius Rasos p14 e kin p15 nipi k s p16 Verkiai p17 Vilkp d p18 Vilnius Old Town Senamiestis Old Town p19 Vir uli k s p20 irm nai p21 ... title2 Granted Magdeburg rights city rights population total 560 190 population metro 850,300 Vilnius ... Vilnius IPA lt viln us Vilnius.ogg , see also Vilnius Etymology and other names other names is the Capital ... with Vilnius County as of 2010. ref http db1.stat.gov.lt statbank selectvarval saveselections.asp ... of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality . It is also the capital of Vilnius County . Etymology and other names The name of the city originated from the Vilnia River . ref cite web title Portrait of the Regions of Lithuania publisher Vilnius city municipality ... Vilnius is now used. The names Wilno , Wilna and Vilna have also been used in older English, German ... languages Elderates other languages . History Main History of Vilnius Early history Historian Romas ... XXII . These letters contain the first unambiguous reference to Vilnius as the capital Senieji Trakai ... more details
Vilnius municipality can refer to either of these two municipalities in Lithuania Vilnius city municipality Vilnius district municipality disambig ... more details
3072 Vilnius is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1223.7406502 days 3.35 years . ref name JP Small body Database Browser cite web url http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 3072 title JPL Small Body Database Browser accessdate 2008 05 17 publisher NASA ref The asteroid was discovered on September 5, 1978 by Soviet astronomer Nikolay Stepanovich Chernykh. It was named after the capital of Lithuania Vilnius. References Reflist Minor planets navigator 3071 Nesterov 3073 Kursk Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Vilnius Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for places Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1978 Beltasteroid stub de 3072 Vilnius fa it 3072 Vilnius lt 3072 Vilnius hu 3072 Vilnius ja pl 3072 Vilnius pt 3072 Vilnius sk 3072 Vilnius sr 3072 Vilnius ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2010 Infobox Public transit name Vilnius trolleybus image imagesize locale Vilnius , Lithuania transit type Trolleybus began operation November 3, 1956 system length lines 20 stations ridership 313 130 track gauge marks employees operator Vilniaus troleibusai map map state File Vilnius solaris.jpg thumb 250 px Solaris Trollino 15 trolleybus in Vilnius The Vilnius trolleybus system is the one of existing systems in Lithuania . It operates in the capital city of Vilnius , the operator company is Vilniaus troleibusai Ltd . The fleet consists of 321 trolleybuses, 259 of which are working on working days, 130 on saturdays, 126 on sundays. History The first trolleybus network in Lithuania , the Vilnius trolleybus network, opened in 1956. On October 1956, the Vilnius trolleybus office was created, the contact network of length of 7.8 kilometers and trolleybus depot were built. First seven trolleybuses MTB 82D entered the streets on November 3. The first route was Antakalnis Vilnius railway station. New koda Works koda trolleybuses T14Tr were bought on years 1996 and 1997. Newer version of these trolleybuses 14TrM were bought on 1999. In 2004 and 2006, new Solaris Bus ... px koda 14Tr trolleybus class wikitable No. Route 1 Karolini k s v rynas Vilnius railway station 2 Saul tekis ygimant g. Vilnius railway station 3 Antakalnis ygimant g. v rynas Karolini k s 4 emieji Paneriai Antakalnis 5 irm nai Vilnius railway station 6 irm nai Kalvarij g. Jono Basanavi iaus g. emieji Paneriai 7 Pa ilai iai Justini k s v rynas Vilnius railway station 8 Pa ilai iai ... ygimant g. Jono Basanavi iaus g. Gerosios Vilties st. 16 Pa ilai iai Lazdynai Vilnius railway ... Konstitucijos prospektas Antakalnis Saul tekis 20 irm nai ygimant g. Pylimo g. Vilnius railway ... lt Vilnius Trolleybus official website Category Trolleybus systems by city Vilnius Category Trolleybus transport in Lithuania Category Vilnius de Oberleitungsbus Vilnius lt Vilniaus troleibusai ... more details
Infobox Settlement official name Vilnius County native name Vilniaus apskritis native name lang lt ... Location of Vilnius County image shield Vilnius County COA.png image flag Vilnius County flag.png ... municipality p6 Vilnius district municipality p7 Elektr nai municipality p8 Vilnius city municipality seat type Capital political Capital seat Vilnius area total km2 9729 population total 848097 population ... www.apskritis.lt Vilnius County lang lt Vilniaus apskritis is the largest of the 10 counties of Lithuania counties of Lithuania , located in the east of the country around the city Vilnius . History Until the Partitions of Poland in late 18th century the area belonged to the Vilnius Voivodship and Trakai ... ian division and capture the city of Vilnius , without declaring war on Lithuania. The area of the future Vilnius County was seized by the Polish forces without significant opposition from Lithuanian ... Vilnius region , Central Lithuania . In the effect of the Nazi Soviet Alliance and the Invasion of Poland ... parts of present Vilnius County and Utena County to Lithuania , only to annex it the 1940 following ... during so called repatriation . After the reestablishment of Lithuania in 1990, Vilnius county was established ... Vilnius district municipality Elektr nai municipality Vilnius city municipality Twin Towns Sister Cities Vilnius County is town twinning twinned with flagicon POL Rybnik in Poland small since ... links http www1.std.lt htm psl vasv english.htm Vilnius county statistical office Counties of Lithuania Vilnius County coord 54 40 49 N 25 17 02 E source euwiki region LT VL type adm1st display title Category Counties of Lithuania Category Vilnius County ar be be x old bg ca Comtat de V lnius cs Vilniusk kraj da Vilnius amt de Bezirk Vilnius et Vilniuse maakond el es Provincia de Vilna eo Distrikto Vilnius eu Vilniusko konderria fr Apskritis de Vilnius id County Vilnius it Contea di Vilnius ka kw ... more details
infobox programming language name Vilnius Basic logo paradigm imperative programming imperative , algorithmic programming algorithmic year 1986 designer ? developer ? latest release version ? latest release date ? typing ? implementations ? dialects BASIC 86, BASIC 88 influenced by MSX BASIC influenced None operating system license website Image Basic Vilnus.png thumb 256px Vilnius BASIC on BK 0010 01 Vilnius BASIC was a dialect of the BASIC programming language running on the Elektronika Elektronika BK 0010 BK 0010 01 BK 0011M and UKNC computers. It was a quite advanced BASIC and featured a runtime threaded code compiler that compiled the program when one entered the code RUN code command. The dialect was very close to MSX BASIC . The major differences were the lack of the code PLAY code , code SOUND code , code VPOKE code and code PUT SPRITE code operators, the inability to open several files at the same time, and the inability to use more than one operator on one line. Only the UKNC version had a full screen editor. Machine dependent features, like graphics operators parameters and code PEEK POKE code addresses were also different. The software was developed at Vilnius University , located in Lithuania which was a republic of the Soviet Union at the time. Trivia Vilnius BASIC uses the infamous RANDU random number generator See also Wikibooks Programming BASIC List of BASIC dialects List of BASIC dialects by platform External links http www.homecomputer.de pages easteurope ussr.html HCM The HomeComputer Museum about Vilnius BASIC . ru icon . ., . ., . ., . . 0010 01 . http bk0010.narod.ru docs bk prog.html Programming for BK 0010 01 . BASIC Category BASIC programming language Category Computing in the Soviet Union Category Soviet inventions Category Programming languages created in the 1980s BASIC, Vilnius Category Discontinued BASICs Vilnius prog lang stub ru vi Vilnius BASIC ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Rudamina native name settlement type Village image skyline Church of Rudamina.JPG image flag image seal image map pushpin map Lithuania pushpin label position the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location of Rudamina image shield latd 54 latm 35 lats 49 latNS N longd 25 longm 21 longs 00 longEW E pushpin label position Location in Lithuania coordinates display inline,title coordinates region LT subdivision type Countries of the world Country subdivision name flag Lithuania subdivision type1 Counties of Lithuania County subdivision name1 Vilnius County subdivision type2 Municipalities of Lithuania Municipality subdivision name2 Vilnius district municipality subdivision type3 Elderships of Lithuania Eldership subdivision name3 Rudamina eldership population as of 2010 population note population total 4355 population footnotes timezone Eastern European Time EET utc offset 2 timezone DST Eastern European Summer Time EEST utc offset DST 3 Rudamina is a village in Vilnius district municipality , Vilnius County , east Lithuania . According to the Lithuanian census of 2001 2001 census , the town has a population of 3937 people. ref lt icon cite book title Vilniaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietov s ir j gyventojai url http www.stat.gov.lt uploads docs Vilniaus apskritis.pdf publisher Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania year 2002 location Vilnius isbn 9986 589 85 1 ref The village has a church of Catholics. In 2010 village of ek nai was united together with village of Rudamina. After that Rudamina have about 4300 people. References reflist Vilnius County Category Villages in Vilnius County Category Vilnius district municipality Lithuania geo stub lt Rudamina Vilnius ru bat smg Rodam na V lnios ... more details
Football club infobox clubname FC Vilnius image Image FK Vilnius.svg 175px FC Vilnius s Logo fullname Football Club Vilnius nickname founded 2003 ground V tra Stadium br Vilnius capacity 15,030 chairman Algimantas Breik tas manager Antanas Vingilys league LFF I Lyga season 2008 position 5th pattern la1 pattern b1 thinwhitesides pattern ra1 leftarm1 8b0000 body1 8b0000 rightarm1 8b0000 shorts1 8b0000 socks1 ffffff pattern la2 pattern b2 thinbluesides pattern ra2 leftarm2 ffffff body2 ffffff rightarm2 ffffff shorts2 0000FF socks2 ffffff FC Vilnius is a Lithuania n football soccer football club, playing in the capital city of Vilnius . At first it was known under the name viesa . In 2003, the club made its debut in the Lithuanian top division. In 2007, the club went back to the second division, and in 2008, this club disappeared from the Lithuanian football history. Current squad As of April, 2008 Fs start Fs player no 1 name Luiz Fernando Pereira nat Brazil pos GK Fs player no 16 name Niklas Isaksson nat SWE pos GK Fs player no 12 name Piotr Dubrovskij nat LTU pos GK Fs player no 33 name Igoris Jakovlevas nat LTU pos GK Fs player no 42 name Marius alkauskas nat LTU pos GK Fs player no 50 name Donatas Klima auskas nat LTU pos GK Fs player no 93 name Essam Okka nat EGY pos GK Fs player no 23 name Denis Gordej nat LTU pos DF Fs player no 43 name Dmitrij Migunov nat LTU pos DF Fs player no 41 name Dmitrij Ovsejuk nat LTU pos DF Fs player no 3 name Georgas Freidgeimas nat LTU pos DF Fs player no 21 name Marius Stanaitis nat LTU pos DF Fs player no 17 name Pavel Stempkovski nat LTU ... no 49 name Aleksandr Ivanov FC Vilnius Aleksandr Ivanov nat LTU pos FW Fs player no 7 name Brunas Biskys ... Lyga 2003 7th Lithuanian Premier League Category Lithuanian football clubs Vilnius, FC Category FC VilniusVilnius, FC Lithuania footyclub stub de FC Vilnius fr FK Vilnius it Footbal Club Vilnius lt FC Vilnius nl FC Vilnius pl FC Vilnius ro FC Vilnius bat smg FC Vilnius ... more details
Vilna Governorate COA.gif image flag image coat POL wojew dztwo mi skie IRP COA.svg image map Vilnius Voivodeship within Lithuania in the 17th century.png image map caption Vilnius Voivodeship in red. Voivodeship s borders did not change since the Union of Lublin . capital Vilnius political subdiv The Vilnius ... was centered around the city of Vilnius , which has always been the capital of the entity and the seat ... County counties Powiat of Vilnius Trakai Powiat of A miany Powiat of Lida Powiat of Ukmerg Vilkmerg Powiat of Bras a History main History of Vilnius In 1413 the Union of Horod o introduced the title of voivode to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . Before the reform, the area, centered around Vilnius, was known as the Duchy of Lithuania or sometimes as the Duchy of Vilnius . Vilnius Voivodeship became ... formed the Commonwealth, Grand Duchy retained much of its autonomy, and Vilnius Voivodeship remained its capital voivodeship, just as Vilnius remained its capital city, although the capital of the Commonwealth ... the partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, the territory of Vilnius Voivodeship was incorporated ... World War I former Vilnius Voivodeship was divided between Lithuania and Poland . After World War ... Wile skieIRP.png thumb right 366px Vilnius Voivodeship red in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth Albertas ... be x old it Voivodato di Vilnius lt Vilniaus vaivadija pl Wojew dztwo ... more details
File Vilnius group.svg thumb upright Map of member countries The Vilnius group was a group of NATO aspirant country countries , created in May 2000, ref cite web title Vilnius Group publisher Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia url http www.am.gov.lv en security 4494 4509 accessdate 2008 04 22 ref aiming at practical cooperation, exchange of information and lobbying for their candidacy in the NATO capitals. As motto of the Vilnius group was chosen While each country should be considered on its own merits, we believe that the integration of each democracy will be a success for us all and the integration of each democracy will be a success for Europe and NATO. The members were Albania Bulgaria Croatia Estonia Latvia Lithuania Republic of Macedonia Romania Slovakia Slovenia NATO accession On March 29, 2004, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia joined NATO at the 2004 Istanbul summit . Albania and Croatia joined the alliance in 2009. Macedonia had been expected to join in 2009, but because of the Macedonia naming dispute , Greece vetoed Macedonia s invitation, leaving it as the only former member of the Vilnius group not to be a member of NATO by 2009. See also Adriatic Charter a similar NATO aspirant association. Visegrad Group a former EU membership aspirant group, now EU regional partnership initiative. GUAM Geopolitical association of former soviet countries. Notes reflist Category NATO Category Foreign relations of Lithuania Category Vilnius pl Grupa wile ska ... more details
Infobox school name Vilnius Lyceum lang lt Vilniaus lic jus image Licejus.jpg motto established 1990 type Secondary day school, gymnasium head label Headmaster head Saulius Jurkevi ius city Vilnius state country Lithuania campus colours gender Mixed lower age 14 upper age 18 Students 519 in 2010 homepage http www.licejus.lt Vilnius Lyceum lang lt Vilniaus lic jus is a secondary state school situated in Vilnius , Lithuania . Tuition is provided in both Lithuanian national curriculum and English International Baccalaureate . The school offers a wide range of subjects including mathematics , computer science , biology , physics and chemistry at a higher level. Admission Admission to the Lyceum is on academic merit, as measured in the admission examination. The written examination includes languages, mathematics and science tests. Headmasters Giedrius Zlatkus Viktoras Filipavi ius Saulius Jurkevi ius current Students union presidents Andrius Smaliukas 1994 1995 Ram nas Kontrauskas 1995 1996 Giedrius Kadziauskas 1996 1997 Mikas Rimantas 1997 1998 Alminas aldokas 1998 1999 Asta Barei ait 2001 2002 Mykolas Kolyta 2002 2003 Rokas Ignotas 2003 2004 Paulius Mie elis 2004 2005 Linas Tranas 2005 2006 Gabrielius Glem a 2006 2007 Mantas Nemanis 2007 2008 Ugn Kleinauskait 2008 2009 Gytis Radzevi ius 2009 2010 Povilas Barasa 2010 2011 Lithuania school stub coord 54 42 44 N 25 16 44 E type edu display title Category Schools in Vilnius Category Educational institutions established in 1990 Category Secondary schools in Lithuania de Lyzeum Vilnius lt Vilniaus lic jus bat smg V lniaus liciejos ... more details
Image Vilnius cathedral.jpg thumb Cathedral of Vilnius. Image Arkikatedros interjeras.jpg thumb Cathedral interior The Cathedral of Vilnius lang lt Vilniaus v. Stanislovo ir v. Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika is the main Catholic Church Roman Catholic Cathedral of Lithuania . It is situated in Vilnius Old Town , just off of Cathedral Square, Vilnius Cathedral Square . It is the heart of Lithuania s Catholic spiritual life. Image Chapel of Saint Kazimieras with his sarcophagus in Vilnius Cathedral.jpg thumb left Chapel of Saint Casimir with his sarcophagus The coronations of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Grand Dukes of Lithuania took place within its confines. Inside its crypts and catacombs ... s underground chapels. History Image Fresco in Vilnius Cathedral crypt.jpg thumb The fresco in the Vilnius ... was renovated, and the bell tower was built on top of the Vilnius Castle Complex Lower Castle defensive ... and decorated several more times. Image Wilno Katedra.jpg thumb left Fa ade of Vilnius Cathedral in old drawing. Image Vilnius Cathedral Reversum.png thumb left Lithuanian litas Litas Commemorative coins of Lithuania coin to commemorate Vilnius Cathedral from the series Historical and Architectural ..., Bishop of Vilnius Ignacy Jakub Massalski ordered the reconstruction of the Cathedral. The works started ... symbolised Poland, and that of St. Helena symbolised Russia s dominance. Image Vilnius Cathedral Facade.jpg thumb Fa ade of Vilnius Cathedral following the renovation of 2006 2007 In 2002 work officially ... renovated since the Restoration of Lithuania s independence in 1990. References commons category Vilnius ... Neoclassical architecture in Lithuania Category Churches in Vilnius Cathedral Link FA af af Katedraal van Vilnius be x old de Kathedrale St. Stanislaus Vilnius es Catedral de Vilna eo Katedralo de Vilno fr Cath drale de Vilnius it Cattedrale di Vilnius ... sv t ho Stanislava Vilnius fi Vilnan tuomiokirkko bat smg V lniaus arkikatedra bazilika ... more details
The Vilnius Declaration was a declaration adopted by the Organization for Security and Co operation in Europe OSCE during the 18th annual session of its parliamentary assembly, that took place in Vilnius from 29 June to 3 July 2009. The declaration is notable for its condemnation of totalitarianism , stating that in the twentieth century European countries experienced two major totalitarian regimes, Nazi and Stalinist, which brought about genocide, violations of human rights and freedoms, war crimes and crimes against humanity , urged all OSCE members to take a united stand against all totalitarian rule from whatever ideological background and condemned the glorification of the totalitarian regimes, including the holding of public demonstrations glorifying the Nazi or Stalinist past , also expressing support for the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism that had been proclaimed by the European Parliament in 2008. ref http www.oscepa.org images stories documents activities 1.Annual 20Session 2009 Vilnius Final Vilnius Declaration ENG.pdf Vilnius Declaration . oscepa.org ref The declaration was criticized by Russia . ref http www.kyivpost.com news nation detail 45389 The Kremlin rises to Stalin s defense again . Kyiv Post ref ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi europe 8133749.stm Resolution on Stalin riles Russia . BBC . 3 July 2009 ref See also Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism Declaration on Crimes of Communism Council of Europe resolution 1481 European Public Hearing on Crimes Committed by Totalitarian Regimes References Reflist Category Human rights Category Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe Category 2009 in Europe Category Vilnius ... more details
Vilna Land and Vilnius Land redirect here. You may be looking for Wilno Land, a name of the Wilno Voivodeship ... date August 2007 on territories of former Grand Duchy of Lithuania GDL . Vilnius Region lang lt ... of Central Lithuania later of the Second Polish Republic until 1939. The territory included Vilnius ... of Lithuania declaring independence from the Russian Empire , claimed the Vilnius Region based on historical ..., including Vilnius, was ceded to Lithuania by the Soviet Union on October 10, 1939 in exchange for Soviet Army Soviet military bases within the territory of Lithuania. The conflict over Vilnius ... thumb 300px Eastern brown and Western orange Vilnius Regions in relation to the current territory of Lithuania Initially the Vilnius Region did not possess exact borders per se, but encompassed the surrounding areas near Vilnius and included the city as well. This territory was disputed between ... lies between the Lithuanian and Belarusian border. This border divides the Vilnius Region into two parts western and eastern. The Western Vilnius Region, including Vilnius, is now part of Lithuania. It constitutes about one third of the total Vilnius Region. Lithuania gained about 6,880 km on October ... 3, 1940 from the Byelorussian SSR . The Eastern Vilnius Region became part of Belarus. No parts ... 24, 1922 thus finalizing Poland s claims over the territory. Vilnius dispute Image Pilsudski wilno ... unwillingness to compromise over Vilnius region. Marshal Pi sudski offers the meat labeled agreement ... Poland In the Middle Ages , Vilnius and its environs had become a nucleus of the early ethnic Lithuanian ... the Lithuanians arrived, while the most important part of it with the city of Vilnius was secured ... of Vilnius , the Polish authorities demanded region to be transferred to Poland. The Lithuanian government ... Commonwealth and believed that their historical claim to the city of Vilnius former capital ..., with the city of Vilnius being treated as that state s official capital and the temporary capital ... more details
Infobox university name Vilnius University native name Vilniaus Universitetas image name Vilnius university logo.svg image size 160px image alt Universitas Vilnensis caption Symbol of the Vilnius University ... Public affiliation St. John s C hurch, Vilnius St. John s C hurch endowment budget officer in charge ... br 522 international students city Vilnius state province country flag Lithuania coor Coord 54 40 57 ... footnotes Vilnius University lang lt Vilniaus universitetas Names other names exist is the List of oldest ... Lithuania . The university was founded in 1579 as the Jesuit Academy College of Vilnius Vilna, Wilno ... 1941 1944 , administrated as Vilnius State University by of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic ... , it resumed its status as one of the prominent universities in Lithuania as Vilnius University ... Polish language Polish , in addition to the modern Lithuanian Vilnius see History of Vilnius . 1579 ... College, or Academy of Vilnius Vilna Wilna Wilno . ref name Romanucci RossVos1995 cite book author1 ... cite book author Jonas Kubilius title A Short history of Vilnius University url http books.google.com ... Universitas Vilnensis . Rendered into English as Imperial University of Vilnius Vilna Wilna Wilno ref name Venclova2002 cite book author Tomas Venclova title Vilnius city guide url http books.google.com ... book author Laimonas Briedis title Vilnius city of strangers url http books.google.com books?id mKcrAQAAIAAJ ... isbn 9789042027626 pages 174 175 ref Uniwersytet Stefana Batorego 1940 1943 Vilnius University ref ... 1944 1955 Vilnius State University ref name Soviet physics collection 2 1955 1990 Vilnius ... of Slavic Studies. ref 1971 1979 Vilnius Order of the Red Banner of Labour State University ... 1979 1990 Vilnius Order of the Red Banner of Labour Orders of the Red Banner of Labour and Order ... v liavos ir Taut draugyst s ordin valstybinis V. Kapsuko universitetas Since 1990 Vilnius ... Courtyard of Vilnius University and the Church of St. John., Jan Kazimierz Wilczy ski , drawing ... more details
dablink This article is about the 1944 battle for Vilnius between the Red Army and the Wehrmacht . For combat ..., see Vilna offensive . Infobox Military Conflict conflict Vilnius Offensive partof Operation Bagration ... around Vilnius lang pl Wilno , Vilnius Region Wilno Region result Soviet victory combatant1 ... 8,000 killed 5,000 captured in Vilnius alone Soviet est notes Campaignbox Axis Soviet War Campaignbox Leningrad and Baltics 1941 1944 Campaignbox Poland 1944 1945 The Vilnius Offensive lang ... summer offensive by the Red Army against the Wehrmacht in June and July, 1944. The Vilnius ..., Soviet forces encircled and captured the city of Vilnius this phase is sometimes referred to as the Battle of Vilnius . Some three thousand German soldiers of the encircled garrison managed to break out, including the commander, Rainer Stahel . After the offensive, the Vilnius Region Vilnius ... from Vitebsk to Vilnius. While a large part of the Soviet force was employed to reduce the German ... traffic centre of Vilnius, in eastern Lithuania. For the OKW German high command , it became imperative to hold Vilnius, because without it would become almost impossible to re establish a sustainable ... and Vilnius, capturing the latter no later than 10 July, and to force crossings of the Neman River ... General Gerhard Matzky Garrison of Vilnius Major General Rainer Stahel Remnants of Fourth Army ... from Minsk on July 5 in the direction of Vilnius, with the aim of reaching the city by the following day they were to encircle Vilnius from the south and north respectively. The rifle divisions ... 5th Army was able to advance to the outskirts of Vilnius by July 8, while the 5th Guards Tank ... for Vilnius During the battle for the city itself, the Soviet 5th Army and 5th Guards Tank Army engaged the German garrison of Fester Platz Vilnius consisting of Grenadier Regiment 399 and Artillery ... up with forward elements from the Vilnius garrison. A fierce battle on the banks of the Neris river ... more details
for the ruler and the State of Lithuania, is thus the Iron Wolf Vilnius Castles represents a castle ... the world style text align left The Legend of the Founding of Vilnius ref en icon http www.vilnius.lt new en gidas.php?open 122&root 1&sub cat1 127 Vilnius legend ref This article is about the history of Vilnius , the capital and largest city of Lithuania . Middle Ages The earliest settlements in the area of present day Vilnius appear to be of mesolithic origin. Numerous archaeology archaeological ... into his domains to men of every order and profession. Vilnius was granted Magdeburg rights city rights by Jogaila in 1387, following the Christianization of Lithuania and the construction of the Vilnius ... to grow as artisan craftsmen and merchants of other nationalities settled in the city. Image Vilnius in 14th c.jpg thumb The earliest known map of Vilnius, early 14th century Image Mikalojus Church.jpg 221 px thumb left St. Nicholas Church, Vilnius St. Nicholas , the oldest church in Lithuania built ... translated from Vilniaus Legendos publisher uv rda year 1998 location Vilnius page 21 isbn 9986 ... Vilnius Cathedral in 1847 English king Henry IV spent a full year of 1390 supporting the unsuccessful siege of Vilnius by Teutonic Knights with his 300 fellow knights. During this campaign Henry Bolingbroke ... and his English crusaders, two years of attacks on Vilnius proved fruitless. Between 1503 ... by Vilnius city wall defensive walls that had nine city gate gates and three towers. Communities of Lithuanians , Jews , Ruthenians , and Germans were present in different areas of Vilnius. The Orthodox ... In the 16th century Vilnius became a constantly growing and developing city, as Grand Duke of Lithuania ... Vilnius panorama in 1600.jpg thumb 280px left Vilnius panorama in 1600 After the Union of Lublin 1569 ... of Vilnius University by Stefan Batory , King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1579 ... Cemetery was founded today it is one of the oldest surviving cemeteries in the city. Image Vilnius ... more details
The Vilnius Dungeons lang lt Vilniaus po emiai are medieval dungeon s under parts of the downtown of Vilnius . Their real size and extent, as well as purpose and age, are arguable there are some urban legend s and various theories about these dungeons. In the dungeons, there are about 4000 dead bodies. Due to the dry climate inside, many of them have naturally mummified , others are just skeleton s. Size The true size of the dungeons is unknown. Some tend to believe that the known part of the dungeons is only a part of whole system, and that there is a second level of them, stairs to which are bricked off. Some claim that these dungeons are below whole of the downtown Vilnius. The known part of the dungeons is under the districts near Domininkon and Vilniaus streets. The only known entrance to the dungeons is from Church of the Holy Spirit , it is believed though that there might be connections of the dungeons with cellars of other buildings, such as a former monastery not far away. Purpose The purpose of the dungeons is also disputed. There are various claims, starting from romantic stories that they were used by certain legendary lovers of Great Duchy of Lithuania Barbora Radvilait and ygimantas Augustas to meet each other secretly, through some horror stories to the more realistic ones. The origin of the dead bodies is also not known. During the Soviet times there was a version that those were dead bodies of the victims of inquisition there were even plans to create an inquisition museum in the dungeons. However such theories were most probably related to the general Soviet stance seeking to discredit religion and they were never proved there is no evidence of major ... bodies of people who died of Bubonic plague plague in Vilnius that is one of reasons of the reluctance ... of the Vilnius University. Electricity was installed in parts of dungeons back then, too. The students ... in Vilnius ... more details
Bishops of Vilnius Vilna, Wilno diocese from 1388 and archdiocese archdiocese of Vilnius from 1925 class wikitable colspan 3 Bishop s suffragan s diocese period Andrzej Jastrz biec Franciscan OFM 1388 14 November 1398 Jakub Plichta OFM 5 May 1399 7 February 1407 Miko aj Gorzkowski January 1408 1414 Piotr Krakowczyk 15 February 1415 22 December 1422 Matthias of Trakai 4 May 1422 9 May 1453 Miko aj z So ecznik 17 October 1453 29 September 1467 Jan I bishop of Vilnius Jan I 4 May 1468 1481 Andrzej II bishop of Vilnius Andrzej II 27 August 1481 1491 Wojciech Tabor 1 April 1492 27 March 1507 Albert Radziwi 10 September 1507 19 April 1519 Jan z Ksi t Litewskich 23 September 1519 15 March 1536 Pawe Holsza ski Pawe prince Holsza ski 15 March 1536 4 September 1555 Walerian Protasewicz 10 April 1556 31 December 1579 Jerzy Radziwi 1556 1600 Jerzy Radziwi 31 December 1579 9 August 1591 Benedykt Woyna 31 July 1600 22 October 1615 Eustachy Wo owicz 18 May 1616 19 January 1630 Abraham Woyna 24 March 1631 14 April 1649 Jerzy Tyszkiewicz 9 December 1649 17 January 1656 Jan Karol Dowgia o Zawisza 16 October 1656 9 March 1661 Jerzy Bia ozor 21 November 1661 17 May 1665 Aleksander Kazimierz Sapieha 18 July 1667 22 May 1671 Miko aj Stefan Pac 22 May 1672 8 May 1684 Aleksander Kotwicz 9 April 1685 30 November 1686 Konstanty Kazimierz Brzostowski 24 November 1687 24 October 1722 Maciej Ancuta 24 October 1722 18 January 1723 Karol Piotr Pancerzy ski 11 September 1724 19 February 1729 Miko aj Jan Zienkowicz 2 October 1730 23 January 1762 Ignacy Jakub Massalski 29 March 1762 28 June 1794 Jan Nepomucen Kossakowski 9 August 1798 26 August 1808 Hieronim Stroynowski 26 September 1814 5 August ... Polish Biskupi wile scy 23 December 2006 Category Lithuanian bishops Vilnius space intentional Category Polish bishops Vilnius space intentional Category Roman Catholic archbishops by diocese Vilnius ... de Liste der Erzbisch fe von Vilnius lt Vilniaus vyskupija pl Biskupi wile scy ... more details
About a conference in 1917 an international conference in 2006 Vilnius Conference 2006 Image Vilnius Conference 1917.jpg thumb 271px Presidium and secretariat of the Vilnius Conference. The hall was decorated with small two color red and green flags three are visible in the picture . This was one of the suggestions for the Flag of Lithuania . The delegates decided it was too dark and gloomy and eventually a yellow stripe was added. ref cite book first Edmundas last Rim a title Heraldry Past to Present year 2005 publisher Versus aureus location Vilnius isbn 9955 601 73 6 pages 82 87 ref The Vilnius Conference or Vilnius National Conference lang lt Vilniaus konferencija met between September 18, 1917 and September 22, 1917, ref Many sources state that the Conference ended on September 23, and not September 22. This mistake probably originated in the Act of Independence of Lithuania , passed on February 16, 1918. This is one factual mistake in the text of the Act. br lt icon cite journal url http www.ceeol.com aspx getdocument.aspx?logid 5&id 8e57bf2c f20c 494d 8b04 9bfedd6a3fbd title Vasario ... Vilnius Pedagogical University issue 59 60 pages 57 66 date 2004 02 17 ref and began the process ... Vilnius year 2005 isbn 9955 616 09 1 pages 35 36 ref This necessitated a re thinking of strategies ... . ref name el cite encyclopedia article Vilnius National Conference encyclopedia Encyclopedia ... to take place. The Organizing Committee of the Conference Ausschuss met in Vilnius between August ... 2007 01 28 year 2002 publisher Elektronin s leidybos namai location Vilnius isbn 9986 9216 9 4 ... 1991 publisher Knyga location Vilnius pages 11 20 isbn 5 89942 585 7 ref in 1920 the Lithuanian ... over the Vilnius Region . ref lt icon cite book last etkus first Benediktas title Gimtoji istorija ... Elektronin s leidybos namai location Vilnius isbn 9986 9216 9 4 chapter Tautin s ma umos Lietuvoje ... of Lithuania es Conferencia de Vilna lt Vilniaus konferencija pt Confer ncia de Vilnius ru ... more details
Lead too short date November 2008 More footnotes article date November 2008 The Vilnius letter was a declaration of support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq . It was published at the height of the Iraq disarmament crisis of early 2003. Background 14 January 2003 Jack Straw politician Jack Straw , the United Kingdom s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs , announces that London would not wait for a UN decision to attack Iraq and would act on its own. Meanwhile two other countries, Poland and Republic of Macedonia offer to provide troops. 27 January 2003 Hans Blix presents the UN Security Council with the report that the inspectors had been granted access to every site they needed to inspect, but he says that It is not enough to open doors. 28 January 2003 President of the United States United States President George W. Bush delivers his State of the Union Address State of the Union address to the United States Congress of the United States Congress , alleging that Saddam Hussein had ties with terrorist organizations, and that Iraq was a serious threat against the security of U.S. citizens as the world s most dangerous producer of weapons of mass destruction. the letter of the eight of January 30, 2003, that according to many observers torpedoed the European Union s cautious ... on 6 February by a letter from the Vilnius group comprising Albania , Bulgaria , Croatia , the Czech ... inevitable &mdash the Vilnius letter was a public rebuke by ten EU candidates of France and Germany ... Bruce P. Jackson was the architect behind both the letter of the eight and the Vilnius letter. He ... them on the road to admission into NATO. He allegedly now convinced the foreign ministers of the Vilnius ... on national independence might have been sensitive for. Such criticism may hint at the Vilnius .... For their part the signing central European governments emphasized the Vilnius letter as a commitment ... as a further complicating factor. Critics argued that by signing the Vilnius letter, they were ... more details
Infobox Athleticrace bgcolour orange image imagesize 100px date September location Vilnius type road distance Marathon , Half marathon , Mini Marathon est 2004 Marathon , 2006 Half marathon record 2 21 15 M 2007, Richard Rotich 2 46 59 F 2005, Alena Vinickaja homepage http www.vilniausmaratonas.lt The Vilnius International Marathon is an annual road marathon , held in Vilnius , Lithuania . The main sponsor of the marathon is Lietuvos Rytas and Adidas . It was introduced in 2001 as 10km 10.2C000 meters 10k race and grew to a classic marathon in 2004. Half marathon was introduced in 2006. Medal table border 1 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse class wikitable sortable align center bgcolor efefef Place align center bgcolor efefef Country align center bgcolor gold File Gold medal with cup.svg 16px align center bgcolor silver File Silver medal with cup.svg 16px align center bgcolor CC9966 File Bronze medal with cup.svg 16px align center bgcolor efefef Total bgcolor moccasin 1 flag Lithuania 17 16 18 51 bgcolor lightgrey 2 flag Belarus 4 3 3 10 bgcolor burlywood 3 flag Latvia 1 1 2 4 4 flag Kenya 1 1 0 2 5 flag Poland 0 1 0 1 5 flag Germany 0 1 0 1 5 flag Australia 0 1 0 1 8 flag Estonia 0 0 1 1 8 flag United Kingdom 0 0 1 1 By city border 1 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse class wikitable sortable align center bgcolor efefef Vieta align center bgcolor efefef Miestas align center bgcolor gold File Gold medal with cup.svg 16px align center bgcolor silver File Silver medal with cup.svg 16px align center bgcolor CC9966 File Bronze medal with cup.svg 16px align center bgcolor efefef Viso bgcolor moccasin 1 Vilnius 5 4 5 14 bgcolor lightgrey ... flagicon LTU Renata Siliuk 1 36 04.00 External links http www.vilniusmarathon.lt Vilnius Marathon Category Marathons in Lithuania Category Vilnius Category Athletics in Lithuania Category Recurring sporting ... Vilnius maraton lt Vilniaus maratonas ja pl Maraton wile ski ... more details
Vilnius Airport Railway Station is a railway station in Vilnius International Airport , Lithuania , which was opened on 2 October 2008. The railbus es running between Vilnius airport and VilniusVilnius central station are the fastest way to go from the airport to the city. Vilnius airport is the only airport in the Baltic states to have a direct rail connection with the city center. Image Vilnius airport raiway station.jpg thumb Vilnius airport railway station External links http www.litrail.lt Lithuanian railways http www.vno.lt Vilnius airport coord 54 38 32 N 25 16 35 E display title region LT type railwaystation Category Airport railway stations Category Railway stations in Lithuania Category Buildings and structures in Vilnius Lithuania stub rail station stub de Bahnhof Vilnius Flughafen lt Vilniaus oro uosto gele inkelio stotis ... more details
Infobox World Heritage Site WHS Vilnius Historic Center Image Image Vilnius Ostrobramska.jpg 300px Vilnius ... en list 541 The Old Town of Vilnius lang lt Vilniaus senamiestis , one of the largest surviving ... square meters. The oldest part of the Lithuania n capital of Vilnius , it has developed over ... s main artery and the hub of cafe and street market life. The main street of Vilnius, Gediminas Avenue ... Square and the Town Hall, Vilnius Town Hall Square . One of the most elaborate architectural complexes is the Vilnius University Architectural Ensemble, which occupies a large part of the Old Town and has ... the Vilnius Old Town was included in the UNESCO World heritage site World Heritage List No. 541 ... historical suburbs of Vilnius, such as U upis , which historically used to be outside the city boundaries. Therefore U upis is often considered a part of the Old Town of Vilnius. Landmarks There are more monuments of interest in the Old Town than in any other part of Vilnius they include Palaces Image Vilnius view.jpg thumb 352 px Vilnius Old Town Presidential Palace, Vilnius Presidential Palace Slushko Palace Radziwi Palace in Vilnius Radziwill Palace Tyzenhaus Palace Vilnius Castle Complex ... s Church, Vilnius St. Anne s Church Vilnius Cathedral in Vilnius Cathedral Square Cathedral Square St. Nicholas Church, Vilnius St. Nicholas Church All Saints Church, Vilnius All Saints Church Gate of Dawn Three Crosses Cathedral of the Theotokos, Vilnius Cathedral of the Theotokos Other places of interest ... of the Vilnius city wall Vilnius dungeons wide image Vilnius Panorama 02.jpg 800px center Panorama of the Vilnius Old Town, visible from atop the Gediminas Tower center External links http worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk frame LithuaniaVilnius.htm Vilnius Old Town in postage stamps World Heritage Sites in Lithuania Vilnius elderates coord 54 41 N 25 17 E display title region LT type city Category Neighbourhoods of Vilnius Category Landmarks in Lithuania Category World Heritage Sites in Lithuania ... more details
FK Polonija Vilnius is a Lithuania n football soccer football team from the city of Vilnius . In 1999 it was known as Ardena Vilnius Participation in Lithuanian Championships 2009 LFF Lyga 2008 09 4th 2008 LFF Lyga 2007 08 4th 2007 LFF Lyga 2006 07 6th 2006 LFF Lyga 2006 4th 2005 LFF Lyga 2005 5th Achievements Empty section date July 2010 References reflist External links DEFAULTSORT Polonija Vilnius, FK Category Lithuanian football clubs Category Sport in Vilnius Lithuania footyclub stub lt FK Polonija Vilnius pl Polonija Wilno ... more details
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