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	Reference for Vilnius - Search.com
		Vilnius is situated in southeastern Lithuania (54°41′N, 25°17′E) at the confluence of the Vilnia and Neris Rivers.
		Vilnius is the major economic centre of Lithuania and one of the largest financial centres of the Baltic states.
		Vilnius is considered one of the main centers of the Polish Baroque movement in ecclesiastical architecture.
	www.search.com /reference/Vilnius (4374 words)

	Encyclopedia: Vilnius, Lithuania (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Vilnius has been inhabited for centuries, as is proven by numerous archaeological findings in different parts of the city and is possibly a forgotten capital Voruta of the king Mindaugas.
		In 1655 Vilnius was captured by the forces of Russia and was pillaged, burned and the population was massacred.
		In 1919 Vilnius was proclaimed the capital of the short-lived Soviet Socialist Republic of Lithuania and Belarus.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Vilnius,-Lithuania (2313 words)

	vilnius (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Vilnius is situated in Southeastern Lithuania (54°41′ N 25°17′ E) at the confluence of the Vilnia (Vilnelė) and the River Neris.
		Vilnius is the major economic centre of Lithuania and one of the largest financial centres of the Baltic states.
		Vilnius is one of the locations featured in the video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (photographs comparing the game's locations with their real-life counterparts can be found here).
	wikipedia.openfun.org /en/wikipedia/v/vi/vilnius.html (2856 words)

	Vilnius County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vilnius County (Lithuanian: Vilniaus apskritis) is the biggest of the 10 counties of Lithuania, located in the east of the country around the city Vilnius.
		Until the Partitions of Poland in late 18th century the area belonged to the Wilno Voivodship of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
		The area of the future Vilnius County was seized by the Polish forces without significant opposition from Lithuanian forces and Gen. Żeligowski created a short-lived state called Republic of Central Lithuania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vilnius_County (480 words)

	Vilnius - History, Coat of arms of Vilnius city, Geography and population, Tourism, Economy, Religion, Climate, ...
		Vilnius (pronunciation (help·info), see also other historical names of the city) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 553,904 as of December 2005.
		It is the capital of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality.
		Vilnius lies 312 km from the Baltic Sea and Klaipėda, the chief Lithuanian seaport.
	encyclopedia.stateuniversity.com /pages/23045/Vilnius.html (1515 words)

	Wilno Voivodship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wilno Voivodship (Polish Województwo wileńskie) was one of the Voivodships in the 1922-1939 period.
		The Wilno Voivodship was formed as the last of the Polish voivodships in the interbellum.
		Wilno Voivodship (Polish: Województwo Wileńskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) since 15th century till the partitions of Poland in 1795.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilno_Voivodship (195 words)

	Vilnius: Cities After the Fall: European Integration and Urban History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the vision for the city the Municipality presents Vilnius as the centre of the region comprised of Poland, the three Baltic states and Belarus as well as a hub for contacts with Russia and the Nordic countries.
		The “Russian”, “Polish” and “Soviet” Vilnius is not being preserved.
		The mansion, which was part of Vilnius Lower Castle and served as the place of residence for dukes, remained deserted after the mid-17th century war with Moscow and was pulled down in late 18th century.
	www.fas.harvard.edu /~ces-lib/vilnius.html (604 words)

	Vilnius, Lithuania
		Vilnius is situated in Southeastern Lithuania (54°41′ N 25°17′ E) at the confluence of the River Vilnia (Vilnelė) and the River Neris.
		Vilnius is the largest administrative centre in Lithuania with all major political, economic, social and cultural institutions located in the city.
		The Vilnius coat of arms is St. Christopher (Kristupas) wading in the water and carrying the Infant Jesus on his shoulders.
	www.creekin.net /c4931-n108-vilnius-lithuania.html (2562 words)

	Vilnius - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Vilnius' growth lost its momentum for many years, yet the number of inhabitants quickly recovered and by the beginning of the 19th century the city was the third largest city in Eastern Europe.
		Vilnius was initially planned as the capital of Belarus, but after talks in Moscow on October 10, 1939 the city and its surrounding areas were transferred to Lithuania in exchange for Soviet military bases in Lithuania.
		In June 1940 Vilnius was again seized by the Soviet Union and became the capital of the Lithuanian SSR.
	www.free-definition.com /Vilnius.html (2021 words)

	Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Vilnius
		Vilnius is situated in Southeastern Lithuania () at the confluence of the River Vilnia (Vilneland#279;) and the River Neris.
		According to the 2001 census by the Vilnius Regional Statistical Office, there were 542,287 inhabitants in Vilnius city, 57.8% of which were Lithuanians, 18.7% Poles, 13.9% Russians, 4.0% Belarusians; the remaining have not indicated their nationality or indicated other nationalities.
		Vilnius County covers the regions of Vilnius, and#352;aland#269;ininkai, and#352;irvintos, and#352;venand#269;ionys, Trakai, Ukmergand#279; and the municipality of Elektrand#279;nai, totalling up to 9,650 kmandsup2;.
	www.upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=vilnius (2547 words)

	Vilnius, Lithuania - (Photos from 2007) - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Vilnius is the largest city and the capital of Lithuania, with a population of 553,904 (850,700 together with Vilnius County) as of December 2005.
		On February 20, 1922, the whole area was annexed to Poland, with Vilnius as the capital of the Wilno Voivodship (Wilno being the name of Vilnius in Polish).
		The poet was educated at the University of Vilnius.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /lithuania_vilnius_2007.htm (2727 words)

	Wilno Voivodship - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Vilnius Voivodship (Polish Województwo wileńskie) was one of the Voivodships in the 1922-1939 period.
		The biggest voivodship in terms of area and fifth most populous.
		Vilnius Voivodship (Polish: Województwo Wileńskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) since 15th century till the partitions of Poland in 1795.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /wilno_voivodship.htm (106 words)

	Vilnius - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Vilnius (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Vilnius is an important railway crossroads and commercial centre.
		The city was the focal point of Lithuania's agitation for independence from the USSR (1989–91), and became the country's capital when independence was achieved in 1991.
		Vilnius is the seat of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, and a university, which was founded in 1579 as a Jesuit institution.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Vilnius (299 words)

	Vilnius region (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Vilnius region (Lithuanian Vilniaus kraštas, Vilnija) refers to the territory which was left as part of Lithuania according to Lithuanian-Soviet peace treaty of 1920, but was later taken by Poland.
		The term Vilnius region is used almost exclusively in Lithuanian historiography to describe the territory seized from Poland by the Red Army during the Polish-Bolshevik War and then officially ceded to Lithuania.
		Because of that, in Lithuanian historiography all of the disputed area is referred to as occupied by Poland, despite the fact that the southern part of it was never governed by Lithuania; however, it was ceded to Lithuania by the peace treaty with Soviet Russia.
	toshare.dynup.net /en/Vilnius_region.htm (815 words)

	Subdivisions of Lithuania (Site not responding. Last check: )
		After Lithuania acquired one fifth of Vilnius region, it took back 2 of formerly occupied apskritys (Vilniaus apskritis and Švenčionių apskritis), but at the time Lithuania had lost Klaipėda region, so overall there were 23 apskritys inside Lithuanian controlled lands.
		So, overall in Lithuanian-claimed lands there were 31 apskritis, out of which 7 were fully in Vilnius region or Suvalkai region, 3 fully in Klaipėda region, 2 had their capitals in Vilnius region so temporary capitals for them were declared instead, and some other had parts of them in Vilnius region.
		Smolenskas Voivodship, the largest of all, was also ruled for some time, but then taken by Russia.
	nba.servegame.org /en/Administrative_divisions_of_Lithuania.htm (1610 words)

	Vilnius Guide: List of Things to Do in Vilnius, Lithuania - Hotels in Vilnius, Trips, Restaurants and Reviews - ...
		Vilnius (; also known by alternative names) is the largest city and the capital of Lithuania, with a population of 553,904 (850,700 together with Vilnius County) as of December 2005.
		Vilnius is situated in southeastern Lithuania at the confluence of the Vilnia and Neris Rivers.
		Vilnius is connected by highways to other major Lithuanian cities, such as Kaunas (102 km/63 mi away), Šiauliai (214 km/133 mi away) and Panevėžys (135 km/84 mi away).
	www.tripwiser.com /trip_destination-Lithuania_Vilnius?itiNodeId=8a8c80fe152a92f401152bccaba21ca8&eType=site (3642 words)

	Wilno Voivodship - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Wilno Voivodship was a part of Lithuanian territory called Vilnius region illegaly incorporated to Poland in 1923.
		The Lithuanian Army and authorities entered Vilnius shortly afterwards and the state institutions started to be gradually transferred from temporary capital Kaunas.
		Vilnius was again seized by the Soviets on July, 1944 and with all country suffered terrible communist occupation for almost 50 years.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Wilno_Voivodship (458 words)

	Kresy - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During 1921—1939 (Second Polish Republic), Kresy comprised of the following voivodships (from North to South and then to the West, see the 1939 map in the Voivodships of Poland article).
		As a consequence of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, on September 17, 1939 the Soviet Union occupied Kresy and Białystok Voivodship, and a significant part of the Polish population was deported to the Soviet Union.
		After the German invasion, a significant part of the Kresy population was transferred to Germany as workforce (Ostarbeiter, "Eastern workers").
	open-encyclopedia.com /Kresy (333 words)

	RelatioNet GI ID 23 VI LI
		This growth was due in part to the establishment of Vilnius University by the King Stephen Bathory in 1579.
		During the January Uprising in 1863 heavy fighting occurred within the city, but was brutally pacified by Mikhail Muravyov, nicknamed The Hanger by the population because of the number of executions he organized.
		Poland also recognized Vilnius and the Vilnius region as a part of Lithuania with the Treaty of Suwalki signed on October 7, 1920 ([1]).
	giid23vili.blogspot.com (1826 words)

	Vilnius - FamousWhy
		Vilnius is the capital of the Republic of Lithuania.
		Naturally, it is the largest city in the country: according to the data of 2001 the population of Vilnius is 542.287.
		In 1655 Vilnius was captured by Russian forces, pillaged and burned, and the population was massacred.
	regions.famouswhy.com /vilnius (1617 words)

	Vilnija - IBWiki
		In the major cities such as Vilnius the newly built railroads were underground and they additionaly were built as subways.
		Several main cities, including Vilnius, Lyda and Alytus has their subway systems; these systems are connected directly to the railroads.
		The hoist incorporates coat of arms of former Vilnius Voivodship (mounted soldier) and the fly incorporates coat of arms of former Trakai Voivodship (foot soldier).
	ib.frath.net /w/Vilnija (1086 words)

	Voivodships of Poland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998, 16 new voivodships were created (effective January 1 1999) and replaced the 49 voivodships which had existed since 1 July 1975.
		The three smallest voivodships: Warsaw, Cracow and Lodz had a special status of municipal voivodship; the city president (mayor) was also province governor.
		Newly acquired territories in the west and north were organised into the voivodships of Szczecin, Wrocław, Olsztyn and partially joined to Gdańsk, Katowice and Poznań voivodships.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/V/Voivodships-of-Poland.htm (460 words)

	Lithuanian invasion of Poland (1939) - Alternative History
		The annexation of the Suvalkai and Vilnius regions was confirmed by the Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) resolution on October 15, 1939.
		Although Lithuania officially continued to claim Vilnius as its capital, with diplomatic relations re-established due to the ultimatum, antagonism between the two states over the region reduced and the Vilnius Liberation Union was also closed.
		Wilno (Vilnius), the capital of the Wilno Voivodship (and the original Lithuanian capital), was an important industrial centre in the north-eastern part of Poland and the sixth largest city in that country at that time.
	althistory.wikia.com /wiki/Lithuanian_invasion_of_Poland_(1939) (5269 words)

	Trakai Castle, Lithuania - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		When Grand Duke Gediminas finally settled in Vilnius, Senieji Trakai was inherited by his son the Duke Kęstutis.
		On August 7, 1392, after the cease fire between Jogaila and Vytautas, the castle was finally granted to the latter, who became the Grand Duke of Lithuania and Jogaila's governor.
		In 1413 it became a seat of the Trakai Voivodship and a notable centre of administration and commerce.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /lithuania_trakai_castle.htm (1451 words)

	Vilnius County - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		Vilnius County is the biggest of the 10 counties of Lithuania, located in the east of the country around the city Vilnius.
		The Polish commander Józef Piłsudski, which was born in Lithuania and was Lithuanian Pole, ordered his subordinate general Lucjan Żeligowski to "rebel" his Lithuanian-Belarusian division and capture the city of Vilnius, without declaring war on Lithuania.
		After the war Vilnius County existed as a relic of the pre-war independent state in Lithuanian SSR between 1944 and 1950.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Vilnius_County (480 words)

	Polish Bibliographies for Victims of War
		Included are 902 bios of teachers working in the Poznan voivodship, who perished during the war and occupation of 1939-1945.
		The material is arranged by voivodship (city of Warsaw, bialostockie, kieleckie, krakowskie, lubelskie, lodzkie, pomorskie, poznanskie, slaskie, warszawskie).
		The work focuses on teachers (regardless of ethnic origins) employed in Polish schools of the Bialostockie voivodship (in its borders of May 1975) on the eve of WW II, and who fell victim to the Nazi terror.
	www.library.uiuc.edu /spx/class/Biography/Polishbio/polvictims.htm (6895 words)

	Poland Voivodships
		The first four characters of a subregion code indicate which voivodship the subregion belongs to, and the first three characters of a voivodship code indicate which region the voivodship belongs to.
		By 1946, Poland was organized into fourteen voivodships and two independent cities on the same administrative level as a voivodship.
		Voivodships: except for those whose name says "City," which are independent cities.
	www.statoids.com /upl.html (1272 words)

	The Pomorskie Region. International cooperation
		International co-operation of Pomorskie Voivodship is based on two documents adopted by the regional parliament (Sejmik): “Priorities for International Co-operation of Pomorskie Voivodship” and “Regional Development Strategy for Pomorskie”.
		The Office together with the Marshall Office supports the Polish delegation to the Committee of the Regions and is perceived as one of the most active offices among around 280 regional offices operating in Brussels.
		It was in Gdańsk, the capital city of the voivodship, where the changes which resulted in recent enlargement of the European Union were initiated.
	www.arp.gda.pl /en/dokumenty/wspolpraca (461 words)

	Vilnius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vilnius International Airport serves most Lithuanian international flights to many major European destinations.
		Uherope - Travel Tips to Vilnius and more
		This page was last modified 18:03, 29 August 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vilnius (2877 words)

	Ober-Ost
		Vilnius County (Lithuanian: Vilniaus apskritis) is the biggest of the 10 counties of Lithuania, located in the east of the country around the city Vilnius.
		According to both the 1916 census organised there by the German authorities and the post-war Polish censae of 1921 and 1931, there were approximately 5% of Lithuanians living in the area, with several almost purely-Lithuanian enclaves located to the south-west of Wilno and to the north o...
		The term Vilnius region is used almost exclusively in Lithuanian historiography to describe the territory seized from Poland by the Red Army during the Polish-Bolshevik War and then promised to Lithuania.
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