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Vilnius
Vilnius () is the largest city and the Capital (political)|capital of Lithuania, with a population of 555,613 (847,954 together with Vilnius County) as of 2008.[Number of population by county, city (town) and municipality |Statistics Lithuania © Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (Statistics Lithuania). Accessed May 2, 2006.] It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County.
Name
Vilnius has also been known by many derivate spelling in different languages throughout its history. Most notable non-Lithuanian names for the city include: , , , , , , , . An older Russian language|Russian name is Вильна / Вильно (''Vilna/Vilno''), although Вильнюс (''Vil'njus'') is now used. The names ''Wilno'' and ''Vilna'' have also been used in older English language|English and French language publications. The name ''Vilna'' is still used in Finnish and Hebrew languages.
History
Subdivisions
The city of Vilnius is made up of 21 Elderships of Lithuania|elderships that are based on neighbourhoods:
- Verkiai — includes Baltupiai, Jeruzalė, Santariškės, Balsiai, Visoriai
- Antakalnis — includes Valakampiai, Turniškės, Dvarčionys
- Pašilaičiai — includes Tarandė
- Fabijoniškės — includes Bajorai
- Pilaitė
- Justiniškės
- Viršuliškės
- Šeškinė
- Šnipiškės
- Žirmūnai — includes Šiaurės miestelis
- Karoliniškės
- Žvėrynas
- Grigiškės — a separate town included in the Vilnius city municipality
- Lazdynai
- Vilkpėdė — includes Vingis park
- Naujamiestis — includes bus and train stations
- Vilnius Old Town|Senamiestis (Old Town) — includes Užupis
- Naujoji Vilnia — includes Pavilnys, Pūčkoriai
- Paneriai — includes Trakų Vokė, Gariūnai
- Naujininkai — includes Kirtimai, Salininkai, Vilnius International Airport
- Rasos (Vilnius)|Rasos — includes Belmontas, Markučiai
Significant depictions in popular culture
- Vilnius is one of the locations featured in the video game ''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon'' (photographs comparing the game's locations with their real-life counterparts can be found here). However, although some of the architecture is relatively well-represented, it has to be said that most of the map is fictional and it does not feel like a particularly accurate representation of the city of Vilnius.
- Vilnius is the birthplace of the fictional character Marko Ramius in Tom Clancy|Tom Clancy's novel ''The Hunt for Red October''. Fictional character Jack Ryan calls Ramius "The Vilnius Schoolmaster" because Ramius trained nearly all the Russian submarine commanders.
- In Thomas Harris' novel "Hannibal" it is revealed that serial murderer Hannibal Lecter was born just outside Vilnius.
- Robert Ludlum's "The Bourne Conspiracy", a video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, features an assassination mission in Vilnius.
Honors
A minor planet 3072 Vilnius discovered by Soviet Union|Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978 is named after the city. [ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names - p.253]
Other towns named for Vilnius
- The rural town of Wilno, Ontario|Wilno, Ontario, Canada was named after the Polish name for Vilnius in the 1860s. The village of Vilna, Alberta was also named for Vilnius.
See also
- Archdiocese of Vilnius
- Cathedral Square in Vilnius
- Coat of arms of Vilnius
- Gediminas Castle
- Elektrit
- Kaziuko mugė|Kaziuko fair in Vilnius
- Pilies Street
- Vilnius Cathedral
- Vilnius Marathon
- Vilnius University
- List of Vilnians
- Vilna Gaon
- Vilna Ghetto
Footnotes and references
External links
- Chronicles of the Vilna Ghetto: wartime photographs & documents — vilnaghetto.com
- Official city guide
- Vilnius during the Holocaust
- Vilnius Public Transport System
- Pictures of Vilnius
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Related Images- Map of Vilnius elderships. Numbers on the map correspond with numbers in the list
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