Vievis
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| Coordinates: 54°46′30″N 24°48′30″E / 54.775°N 24.80833°ECoordinates: 54°46′30″N 24°48′30″E / 54.775°N 24.80833°E | |||
| Country |  Lithuania |
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| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija | ||
| County | Vilnius County | ||
| Municipality | Elektrėnai municipality | ||
| Eldership | Vievis eldership | ||
| Capital of | Vievis eldership | ||
| First mentioned | 1539 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1950 | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 5,246 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Vievis (
pronunciation (help·info); Polish: Jewie) is a small city in Elektrėnai municipality, Lithuania. It is located 14 km east of Elektrėnai. The city is surrounded by Lake Vievis.
In 1522 year the Vievis manor, in 1539 year - town, which belonged to Ogiński family, was mentioned. In the first half of 16th century the first Catholic church was built there.
About 1600 Ogiński family built a Uniate church and founded the Abbey of the Holy Spirit (Lithuanian: Šventosios dvasios). At the beginning of the 17th century a printing press was established near the abbey, notable for printing books by various Protestant Calvinist scholars.[1]
In 1794 and 1812 the church burned down and was rebuilt in 1816. In 1837 an Orthodox church was built.
In the period between World War I and World War II, Vievis was near the dividing line between Lithuania and Poland. The town is currently among those with the largest Polish population, with roughly 77% inhabitants identifying themselves as Poles.
The 17th century printing press became the reason why a 1970s samizdat journal "Lustra dzion" edited by Vincuk Viačorka cited "Jewie" as the place of its publishing (even though it was in fact published in Minsk).[2] The printing press is also featured on the modern coat of arms of the city, adopted in 1999.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ (Polish) (Russian) (Belarusian) Mikałaj Pačkajeŭ (2003). "Epoka reformacji i kontrreformacji". Historia Litheranorum Alboruthenorum sive Zarys Historyczny Kościoła Luterańskiego na Białorusi od zarania reformacji aż do czasów obecnych. Mikałaj Pačkajeŭ. http://lutheranica.at.tut.by/biblio/lut-hist2pl.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ (Polish) Ośrodek Karta (corporate author) (2000?). ""Lustra Dzion" (Zwierciadło Codzienności)". Słownik dysydentów. Karta. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20071026065551/http://www.karta.org.pl/WiadomosciBiogramy1.asp?DzialID=3&KategoriaID=53. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
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