Vilnius District Municipality

Vilnius District Municipality (Lithuanian: Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It surrounds the capital city of Vilnius on 3 sides, while the rest borders the Trakai District Municipality.

Vilnius District Municipality

Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė
Samorząd rejonu wileńskiego
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Vilnius district municipality
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionDzūkija/Aukštaitija
County Vilnius County
CapitalVilnius
Elderships
Government
 • MayorMarija Rekst (Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania)
Area
 • Total2,129 km2 (822 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total106,957
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.vrsa.lt

At the 2011 Census, Poles amounted to 52.07% out of 95,348 inhabitants. 32.47% were Lithuanians, 8.01% Russians, 4.17% Belarusians, 0.65% Ukrainians and 0.11% Jews.[1] Population grew to 106,957 in January 2021[2] because of migration of Vilnius citizens to the suburbs.

History
Tumuli of Karmazinai

Vilnius district municipality is situated in the territory what was once Baltic East Lithuanian Barrow Culture (c. 3/4th–11/12th century AD) and numerous archaeological sites from this period are situated within its borders. During the formation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, major part of what is now Vilnius district municipality was the nucleus of Lietuva Duchy (the land – Lietuva), while the territory to the North of Maišiagala belonged to Neris land. There are some evidences, that Bukiškis just North of Vilnius, which historic name was Gedvydžiai could be associated with Duke Gedvydas and through this link – with Mindaugas.[3] According to Jan Długosz, the pagan ruler of Lithuania Algirdas was cremated in Kukaveitis sacred forest near Maišiagala, after his death in Maišiagala castle in 1377.[4] Nemenčinė (1338), Maišiagala (1254, 1365), Medininkai (1387) known from written sources from the 13th-14th centuries, were among the oldest settlements in Lithuania. These were trade and defense centers with castles as well as religious centers – after the Christianization of Lithuania, early churches were built here. As Vilnius was the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the territory around the city was forming the very center of the state, so called Lithuania proper. It was the major part of a much larger Vilnius Duchy and later – Vilnius Voivodeship. After the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Vilna Governorate was formed and Vilensky Uyezd occupied all of what is now Vilnius district municipality. When Vilnius and its suburbs in 1923 were incorporated into Interwar Poland, what is now Vilnius district municipality was the core of Powiat wileńsko-trocki. After the World War II, Vilnius district municipality was formed. Initially small Vilnius district (938 km²) was soon significantly enlarged, absorbing Naujoji Vilnia district (in 1959) and Nemenčinė district (in 1962), parts of Ukmergė district, but transferring some smaller administrative territories to Molėtai district and Švenčionys district, including Pabradė (in 1962). After 1962 (then 2313 km²), there were only minor administrative reforms, attaching some territories from Vilnius district municipality (now 2129 km²) to Vilnius city. In March 1987 Pašilaičiai, Fabijoniškės, Kelmija, Raisteliai villages and parts of Pavilionys, Baltoji Vokė, Prašiškės, Bajorai, Buivydiškės, Grigaičiai, Vanaginė villages were attached to Vilnius city.[5] Almost all of the municipality belongs to Vilnius urban belt, forming suburban environs of the capital city.

Elderships

The municipality is divided into 23 elderships:

#Eldership Coat of ArmsAdministrative

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Area
in km²[6]		Population
(2019)[7]
1 Avižieniai Eldership - Avižieniai 52.08 11,598
2 Bezdonys Eldership - Bezdonys 121.42 2,886
3 Buivydžiai Eldership Buivydžiai 98.03 908
4 Dūkštos Eldership - Dūkštos 89.66 1,930
5 Juodšiliai Eldership - Juodšiliai 23.63 4,671
6 Kalveliai Eldership - Kalveliai 119.91 4,170
7 Lavoriškės Eldership - Lavoriškės 121.62 2,277
8 Maišiagala Eldership Maišiagala 99.9 2,872
9 Marijampolis Eldership - Marijampolis 121.88 3,553
10 Medininkai Eldership Medininkai 64.24 1,068
11 Mickūnai Eldership Mickūnai 93.56 5,583
12 Nemenčinė Eldership - Nemenčinė 147.23 3,728
13 Nemenčinė City Eldership Nemenčinė 3.98 4,886
14 Nemėžis Eldership Nemėžis 39.76 9,062
15 Paberžė Eldership Paberžė 208.81 3,407
16 Pagiriai Eldership - Pagiriai 89.39 7,202
17 Riešė Eldership Didžioji Riešė 103.76 6,498
18 Rudamina Eldership Rudamina 52.49 5,886
19 Rukainiai Eldership - Rukainiai 141.21 2,648
20 Sudervė Eldership - Sudervė 71.29 2,871
21 Sužionys Eldership - Sužionys 164.42 1,791
22 Šatrininkai Eldership - Vėliučionys 35.40 2,966
23 Zujūnai Eldership - Zujūnai 65.44 7,467

Structure
New Klevinė settlement in Vilnius district municipality. Because of recent urban sprawl, such new fast-growing quarters surround Vilnius city
Riešė village in Vilnius district municipality. One of the fastest growing localities in the vicinity of the capital.
Neoclassical Maišiagala manor, Vilnius district municipality.
Baroque Liubavas manor buildings in Riešė elderate, Vilnius district municipality.
Interior of early XIX c. Sudervė church, which belongs to a rare in Lithuania rotonda type building

District structure.[8]

Largest residential areas by population (2011[9]):

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Lithuania

Twin towns — Sister cities

Vilnius District Municipality is twinned with:

References
  1. "Lithuania 2011 Census". Lietuvos statistikos departamentas. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  2. 2021 01 04 Gyventoju skaičius pagal savivaldybes
  3. „Būtovės slėpiniai: Kernavė ar Vilnius?“
  4. Semaška, Algimantas (2006). Kelionių vadovas po Lietuvą: 1000 lankytinų vietovių norintiems geriau pažinti gimtąjį kraštą (in Lithuanian) (4th ed.). Vilnius: Algimantas. pp. 363–364. ISBN 9986-509-90-4.
  5. Visuotinio 1989 m. gyventojų surašymo duomenys, Vilnius, 1993
  6. "Atviri duomenys | VĮ Registrų centras". www.registrucentras.lt. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  7. "Naujas detalus gyventojų žemėlapis". osp.stat.gov.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  8. Główny Geodeta Kraju (2012). "Robocza wersja wykazu polskich nazw geograficznych świata (Glossary of geographical names)" (PDF file, direct download 261 KB). Litwa; ofic. Republika Litewska; Lietuva; ofic. Lietuvos Respublika. Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych (Commission for Standardization of Placenames). p. 27. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  9. Lietuvos statistikos departamentas. http://web.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xls
  10. "Radom - Miasta partnerskie" [Radom - Partnership cities]. Miasto Radom [City of Radom] (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-08-07.

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