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Medininkai

Coordinates: 54°32′20″N 25°39′00″E / 54.53889°N 25.65000°E / 54.53889; 25.65000
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Medininkai
Village
Medininkai castle
Medininkai castle
Coat of arms of Medininkai
Coat of arms
Medininkai is located in Lithuania
Medininkai
Medininkai
Location of Medininkai
Coordinates: 54°32′20″N 25°39′00″E / 54.53889°N 25.65000°E / 54.53889; 25.65000
Country Lithuania
CountyVilnius County
MunicipalityVilnius district municipality
EldershipMedininkai eldership
Capital ofMedininkai eldership
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
413
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Church of Medininkai
Monument of seven Lithuanian customs officers, killed 31 July 1991 in Medininkai

Medininkai (Template:Lang-pl; Template:Lang-be) is a village in Lithuania, located 29 km (18 mi) from Vilnius and 2 km (1.2 mi) from the Lithuanian–Belarusian border.

The village is situated on the Medininkai Highland, near the highest points of Lithuania – the Juozapinė Hill and Aukštojas Hill. The village is famous for the ruins of the Medininkai Castle. On 31 July 1991 the Lithuanian border post was attacked by Soviet OMON forces. Seven Lithuanian volunteer officers were shot, while Tomas Šernas barely survived. The village was briefly featured in the 2007 movie, Hannibal Rising.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the village had 508 residents.[1], but this number shrank to 493 in 2011 and to 413 as of 2021 census. Medininkai is the administrative center of an eldership. According to a 2010 eldership report, it had 1374 residents, of whom 92.3% were Poles, 3.2% Lithuanians, and 2.9% Russians.[2] During the census of 2021, there were 953 inhabitants in Medininkai Eldership of which, 741 or 77,8% were Poles, 94 or 9,9% – Lithuanians, 54 or 5,7% – Belarusians, 37 or 3,9% – Russians and 15 other peoples.

See also

References

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  1. ^ Vilniaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2003. p. 90. ISBN 9955-588-04-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22.
  2. ^ "Vilniaus rajono savivaldybės administracijos Medininkų seniūnijos 2010 m. veiklos programa" (in Lithuanian). Vilnius district municipality. March 24, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.


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