Šalčininkai, Vilnius County, Lithuania
🇱🇹 Šalčininkai is a town in Vilnius County, Lithuania, situated south-east of Vilnius, near the border with Belarus. he name of the town derives from Šalčia river, šalta meaning cold in Lithuanian.
In the medieval period the region around Šalčininkai was dominated by Lithuanians and it was the birthplace of many authors of the earliest Lithuanian-language texts (including Stanislovas Rapalionis, Jurgis Zablockis and Aleksandras Rodūnonis , to name a few). At the late 19 century most of the local inhabitants were assimilated with the neighboring Belarusians and called themselves Tutejszy (the locals), while staying Catholics, that meant Polish self-identification of many.
The region is known for its uncodified Belarusian vernacular (also known as 'po prostu', meaning 'simply' or 'plainly') and the city itself is considered the provincial centre of Polish culture in Lithuania (the urban centre being Vilnius). Šalčininkai attained the town status in 1956 and is now a capital of the Šalčininkai district municipality. Šalčininkai features a multi-ethnic population of Poles, Lithuanians, Russians, Belarusians. Šalčininkai contains the highest percentage number of Poles of any town in Lithuania. The town's coat of arms, designed by Arvydas Každailis, shows three hazelnuts symbolizing solidarity of the population.
Europe/Vilnius/Vilnius_County
Šalčininkai has a population of over 6,715 people. Šalčininkai also forms the centre of the wider Šalčininkai District which has a population of over 31,821 people. Šalčininkai is situated 50 km south of Vilnius.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Šalčininkai has links with:
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🏴 Scarborough 54.277
🇵🇱 Bartoszyce 54.25
Locations Near: Šalčininkai 25.3851,54.3068
🇱🇹 Naujoji Vilnia 25.409,54.694 d: 43
🇱🇹 Vilnius 25.276,54.684 d: 42.5
🇱🇹 Verkiai 25.283,54.753 d: 50
🇱🇹 Utena 25.602,55.496 d: 132.9
🇧🇾 Slonim 25.319,53.094 d: 134.9
🇧🇾 Baranovichi 26.017,53.132 d: 137.1
🇧🇾 Baranavichy 26.017,53.132 d: 137.1
Antipodal to: Šalčininkai -154.615,-54.307
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15903.6
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15939.2
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15349.2
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15272.8
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11783
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11670.6
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11653.9
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11651.6