Šalčininkai
Šalčininkai (
pronunciation , Polish: Soleczniki, Yiddish: סאָלעטשניק Solechnik, Belarusian: Салечнікі) is a town in Vilnius County, Lithuania, situated south-east of Vilnius, near the border with Belarus.
Šalčininkai
Soleczniki | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 City centre with monument to Adam Mickiewicz | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Šalčininkai Location of Šalčininkai | |
| Coordinates: 54°19′0″N 25°23′0″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
| County |  Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Šalčininkai district municipality |
| Eldership | Šalčininkai eldership |
| Capital of | Šalčininkai district municipality Šalčininkai eldership |
| First mentioned | 1311 |
| Granted town rights | 1956 |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,715 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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 (72%), Lithuanians (13%), Russians (7%), Belarusians (4%).[1] 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. Polish pole vaulting Olympic champion Władysław Kozakiewicz was born in the town.
Notable people
- Władysław Kozakiewicz (born 1950), Polish pole vaulter and Olympic champion
- Henoch Leibowitz
- Aaron Soltz
International relations
References
- Soleczniki at Nowe Miasto Lubawskie official website
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