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Šalčininkai

Coordinates: 54°19′0″N 25°23′0″E / 54.31667°N 25.38333°E / 54.31667; 25.38333
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Šalčininkai
Soleczniki
City
City centre with monument to Adam Mickiewicz
City centre with monument to Adam Mickiewicz
Coat of arms of Šalčininkai
Šalčininkai is located in Lithuania
Šalčininkai
Šalčininkai
Location of Šalčininkai
Coordinates: 54°19′0″N 25°23′0″E / 54.31667°N 25.38333°E / 54.31667; 25.38333
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionDzūkija
County Vilnius County
MunicipalityŠalčininkai district municipality
EldershipŠalčininkai eldership
Capital ofŠalčininkai district municipality
Šalčininkai eldership
First mentioned1311
Granted city rights1956
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,358
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Šalčininkai (pronunciation, Polish: Soleczniki, Yiddish: סאָלעטשניק Solechnik, Belarusian: Салечнікі) is a city in Vilnius County, Lithuania, situated south-east of Vilnius, near the border with Belarus.

Šalčininkai attained the city status in 1956 and is now a capital of the Šalčininkai district municipality. Šalčininkai features a multi-ethnic population of Poles (72%), Lithuanians (13%), Russians (7%), Belarusians (4%).[1] Šalčininkai contains the highest percentage number of Poles of any city in Lithuania. The city's coat of arms, designed by Arvydas Každailis, shows three hazelnuts symbolizing solidarity of the population. Polish pole vaulting Olympic champion Władysław Kozakiewicz was born in the town.

Notable people

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Šalčininkai is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ Soleczniki at Nowe Miasto Lubawskie official website