Šnipiškės

Coordinates: 54 ° 42 ′  N , 25 ° 17 ′  E

Vilnius City

church

Šnipiškės ( Polish Śnipiszki ) is a district of Vilnius on the right bank of the Neris before the Office Naujamiestis District in District Šnipiškės . At Konstitucijos prospektas you will find Europos Square , the seat of the Vilnius City Council , the National Gallery and the Žalgirio Hospital.

Surname

• Šnipiškės, Lithuanian (derived from the first name Šnipis )
• Snipiszki , Polish
• Piramónt, שניפּישאָק .

history

Urban contrasts in Šnipiškės

The Šnipiškės Jewish cemetery was established here in the 15th century . There was also the Šnipiškės synagogue . In 1702 the Catholic Church of St. Archangel Raphael Vilnius began to be built.

In Soviet Lithuania emerged Lithuanian Children and Youth Center , the Sports Palace Vilnius , Univermag -Kaufhaus (now CUP ).

Authorities

• Child support fund administration at the Lithuanian Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor
• Vilnius Municipality Administration
• Customs Criminal Police Office

Shopping centers

• VCUP
• PC Europe

literature

• Šnipiškės. Mažoji lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija, T. 3 (R – Ž). Vilnius, Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1971, 423 psl.
• Šnipiškės. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija, T. 4 (Simno-Žvorūnė). - Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1988. 215 psl.
• Šnipiškės. Mūsų Lietuva, T. 1. - Bostonas: Lietuvių enciklopedijos Leidykla, 1964. - 152 psl.

Web links

Commons : Šnipiškės  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Šnipiškės, Lithuania . JewishGen. Retrieved January 23, 2016.