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Vilnius (/ ˈ v ɪ l n i ə s / ⓘ VIL-nee-əs, Lithuanian: [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs] ⓘ) is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the most-populous city in the Baltic states.The city's estimated January 2025 population was 607,404, [7] and the Vilnius urban area (which extends beyond the city limits) has an estimated population of 747,864.
While Vilnius urban area occupies only most of Vilnius City and Vilnius District municipalities and a small part of Trakai District, Vilnius metropolitan region is a larger entity, occupying, depending on definition, most or all of Vilnius county, [7] at some cases, stretching also well into Alytus and Utena counties.
After the war, Vilniaus Apskritis existed as a relic of the pre-war independent state in Lithuanian SSR between 1944 and 1950. In this period, a significant part of its population moved to Poland during the so-called repatriation. After 1990, when Lithuania became independent, Vilnius county was re-established differently in 1994.
The Western Vilnius Region, including Vilnius, is now part of Lithuania. It constitutes about one-third of the total Vilnius Region. Lithuania gained about 6,880 km 2 (2,660 sq mi) on October 10, 1939, from the Soviet Union and 2,650 km 2 (1,020 sq mi) (including Druskininkai and Švenčionys ) on August 3, 1940, from the Byelorussian SSR.
Tumuli of Karmazinai Neris Regional Park. Vilnius district municipality is situated in the territory once settled by the Baltic East Lithuanian Barrow Culture [] (c. 3/4th–11/12th century AD), and numerous archaeological sites from this period are situated within its borders.
The Old Town of Vilnius (Lithuanian: Vilniaus senamiestis), one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe, as inscribed within UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has an area of 3.59 square kilometres (887 acres). It encompasses 74 quarters, with 70 streets and lanes numbering 1487 buildings with a total floor area of 1,497,000 ...
Vilnius is the largest city of Lithuania with urban population over 700,000 inhabitants. In Lithuania, there are 103 cities (miestai).The term city is defined by the Parliament of Lithuania as a compact urban area with more than 3,000 people, of whom at least two-thirds work in the industry or service sector.
Since 2022, Vilnius has been experiencing a large influx of foreign professionals, many of whom work in the CBD. [11] This area is called Naujasis miesto centras and abbreviated Vilniaus NMC in Lithuanian. [12] [13] [14] The Baltasis tiltas (White Bridge) connects the area with the Naujamiestis eldership. Vilnius government has created a ...