Rukainiai

Rukainiai is a village in Vilnius District Municipality, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had population of 770,[1] a decrease from 865 in 1989.

Rukainiai
Village
Church in Rukainiai
Rukainiai
Location of Rukainiai
Coordinates: 54°36′50″N 25°30′29″E
Country Lithuania
County Vilnius County
MunicipalityVilnius District Municipality
EldershipRukainiai eldership
Population
 (2019)
 • Total770
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History
Traditional wooden houses in Rukainiai

Rukainiai is known from 1440 when Grand Duke Sigismund Kęstutaitis donated the village to the Archdiocese of Vilnius. Bishop Paweł Holszański, a member of the Lithuanian princely Olshanski family, sponsored construction of a wooden church in 1538. In the 18th century, there was a parochial school in Rukainiai. The church was destroyed during the French invasion of Russia in 1812. It was replaced by a Romantic style stone church built in 1823. Paweł Ksawery Brzostowski, famous as the founder of the Republic of Paulava, served as a priest in the newly built church.

Rukainiai is famous for its Christmas and Užgavėnės traditions.[2]

References
  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. "Rukainių seniūnija | Vilnijos vartai". vilnijosvartai.lt. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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