Country Lithuania County Vilnius County First mentioned 1311 Population 6,686 (1 Jan 2015) | Ethnographic region Dzūkija Eldership Šalčininkai eldership Area 2.98 km² Local time Sunday 11:52 PM | |
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Capital of Šalčininkai district municipality
Šalčininkai eldership Weather 12°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 82% Humidity Municipality Šalčininkai District Municipality | ||
Šalčininkai ( pronunciation , Polish: Soleczniki) is a city in Vilnius County, Lithuania, situated south-east of Vilnius, near the border with Belarus.
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Šalčininkai received its city rights 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%). Šalčininkai contains the highest percentage number of Poles of any city in Lithuania. The city'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.
Twin towns - Sister cities
Šalčininkai is twinned with:
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Šalčininkai Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA