Verkiai, Vilnius County, Lithuania
🇱🇹 Verkiai is the northernmost eldership in Vilnius, Lithuania. It covers neighborhoods of Baltupiai, Jeruzalė, Visoriai, Santariškės, Balsiai, Ožkiniai, Didieji Gulbinai and the whole area of Verkiai Regional Park. 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. Verkiai Regional Park has been established in 1991 to preserve a valuable composition of historical, cultural, architectural, and nature landmarks.
Landmarks 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 Calvary is the second oldest Calvary in Lithuania established in 1662–69. 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 2002 in their original predominantly in Baroque style. The eldership also includes Baroque The Holy Trinity Church in and a Trinitarian monastery in Trinapolis.
Europe/Vilnius/Vilnius_County
Verkiai has a population of over 50,754 people. Verkiai also forms one of the centres of the wider Vilnius County which has a population of over 820,511 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Verkiai has links with:
🇭🇺 Várkerület, Hungary🇷🇺 Kaliningrad 54.709
🇱🇹 Naujoji Vilnia 54.694
🏴 Hartlepool 54.684
🇮🇪 Newtownabbey 54.674
🇩🇪 Nordfriesland 54.669
🇷🇴 Alexandria 25.333
Locations Near: Verkiai 25.2826,54.7525
🇱🇹 Vilnius 25.276,54.684 d: 7.6
🇱🇹 Naujoji Vilnia 25.409,54.694 d: 10.4
🇱🇹 Utena 25.602,55.496 d: 85.1
🇱🇹 Panevėžys 24.37,55.737 d: 123.8
🇱🇹 Kaunas 23.919,54.903 d: 88.9
🇧🇾 Slonim 25.319,53.094 d: 184.4
🇱🇻 Daugavpils 26.542,55.89 d: 149.5
🇧🇾 Baranovichi 26.017,53.132 d: 186.5
Antipodal to: Verkiai -154.717,-54.753
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15853.6
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15901.3
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15306.4
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15230.6
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11733.5
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11621.3
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11604.6
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11602.2