Grigiškės
 district of Vilnius |
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 40 '10 " N , 25 ° 5' 40" E |
| surface | 7.0 km² |
| Residents | 11,617 (2001) |
| Population density | 1660 inhabitants / km² |
Grigiškės ( Polish: Grzegorzewo ) is a small town in the immediate vicinity of Vilnius . The place lies on both sides of the Vokė dammed up here , shortly before its confluence with the Neris . The place is on the expressway from Vilnius to Kaunas . In its current form, Grigiškės is an industrial settlement that was established in 1923 when Grigas Kurecas founded the AB Grigeo Grigiškės paper mill, which still exists today .
Personalities
- Vladimiras Volčiok (* 1963), administrative lawyer and politician