Verkiai
| Verkiai | |
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 Verkiai
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| Coordinates: 54°45′11″N 25°17′53″E / 54.75306°N 25.29806°ECoordinates: 54°45′11″N 25°17′53″E / 54.75306°N 25.29806°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County | Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Vilnius city municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56 km2 (21.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 30,856 |
| • Density | 551/km2 (1,427.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Verkiai is a northernmost eldership in Vilnius, Lithuania. Historically it was a separate settlement situated north of Vilnius but today it is a part of Vilnius city municipality. It occupies 5,565 ha and has 30,000 inhabitants. Verkiai Regional Park has been established in 1991 to preserve a valuable composition of historical, cultural, architectural, and nature landmarks.
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Verkiai has been known from Middle Ages, since Bishop of Vilnius built his palace here. It has been a residence of noble families in Verkiai Palace.
Verkiai Calvaries is the best known and the second oldest Way of the Cross in Lithuania established in 1662–1669. Almost all chapels and gates (except those nearby the Roman Catholic Church of The Discovery of The Holy Cross), were demolished by the Soviet Union in 1963. They were reconstructed by 2004 in their original predominantly in Baroque style. The eldership also includes Baroque The Holy Trinity Church in and a Trinitarian monastery in Trinapolis.
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