Pilaitė
 district of Vilnius |
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 42 '21 " N , 25 ° 11' 1" E |
| surface | 13.9 km² |
| Residents | 15,996 (2001) |
| Population density | 1151 inhabitants / km² |
Pilaitė ( Polish: Zameczek ) is a district of Vilnius , which is located in the northwest of the city. A street in Pilaitė was named after Vydūnas , which is now Vydūno g. called. There are also two lakes in Pilaitė: Gilužis and Salotė . The last Soviet houses in Vilnius can be found in Pilaitė today.
Facilities
Pilaitė has two middle schools (Pilaitės Middle School Vilnius and Martynas Mažvydas Middle School Vilnius). There is the Catholic St. Joseph Chapel. The Catholic St. Joseph Church has been under construction since 2016 . The Lithuanian intelligence service Valstybės saugumo departamentas is based here .
literature
- Pilaitė. Mažoji lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija, T. 2 (K – P). Vilnius, Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1968, 846 psl.
- Pilaitė. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija , T. 3 (Masaitis-Simno). - Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1987. 376 psl.
- Pilaitė. Mūsų Lietuva, T. 1. - Bostonas: Lietuvių enciklopedijos Leidykla, 1964. - 173 psl.