Vilnius is the capital and the largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 591,632 as of 2023. The population of Vilnius's functional urban area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 718,507, while according to the Vilnius territorial health insurance fund, there were 753,875 permanent inhabitants as of November 2022 in Vilnius city and Vilnius district municipalities combined. Vilnius is situated in southeastern Lithuania and is currently the second largest city in the Baltic states. It is the seat of Lithuania's national government and the Vilnius District Municipality.
The Nasdaq Vilnius is a stock exchange established in 1993 operating in Vilnius, Lithuania. It is owned by Nasdaq Nordic, which also operates Helsinki Stock Exchange and Stockholm Stock Exchange. OMX Vilnius (OMXVGI) is a stock market index for the Nasdaq Vilnius Exchange.
The Vilnius TV Tower is a 326.5 m (1,071 ft) high tower in the Karoliniškės microdistrict of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is the tallest structure in Lithuania, and it belongs to the SC Lithuanian Radio and Television Centre.
Grigiškės is a city in the Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania. It is an industrial town with AB Grigiškės, a major paper factory built in 1923. Grigiškės is situated on both banks of the Vokė river, south from the river Neris.
Botanical Garden of Vilnius University is a botanical garden situated in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The Vilnius Voivodeship was one of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania's voivodeships, which existed from the voivodeship's creation in 1413 to the destruction of the Lithuanian state in 1795. This voivodeship was Lithuania's largest, most politically and economically important.
Vladas Drėma was one of the most prominent Lithuanian art historians, critics, and art conservation specialists. He is also a known artist. One of the most remembered publications of Vladas Drėma's is Dingęs Vilnius.
Vytautas Kernagis was a Lithuanian singer-songwriter, bard, actor, director, and television announcer. He is considered a pioneer of Lithuanian sung poetry.
The Vilnius trolleybus system is the one of two existing trolleybus systems in Lithuania. It operates in the capital city of Vilnius, the municipal operator company is Vilniaus viešasis transportas Ltd. 188 trolleybuses are working on working-days, 106 - on weekends.
Buivydiškės is a village in Vilnius district municipality, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had 1,314 residents. Buivydiškės Manor was first mentioned in 1593. The village has a technical school for agronomy and zootechnics, established in 1961. The school helped the village to grow from 190 residents in 1959 to 1,265 in 1970. Buivydiškės became a suburb of expanding Vilnius, capital of Lithuania. In 1996, part of the settlement was transferred to Vilnius city municipality.
Rudamina is a village in Vilnius district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania, it is located only about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south-east of Vilnius city municipality. As of the 2001 census, the town had a population of 3937 people. The village has a Catholic church.
Solar power in Lithuania is a form of renewable energy in Lithuania, and created 39 GWh of electricity in the first nine months of 2013. At 2022 Lithuania had capacity of 568 MW of solar power.
Vilnius Combined Heat and Power Plant or Vilnius Power Plant-3 was a power plant in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Vilnius Heat Plant or Vilnius Power Plant-2 is a power plant in Vilnius, Lithuania. Its capacity is 913 megawatts (MW) heating power and 24 MW electric power. It is operated by Vilniaus Energija UAB, a subsidiary of Dalkia.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Vilnius, Lithuania.
Tiškevičiai Palace is a former residential palace in Vilnius Old Town, near the intersection of Trakų and Pylimo streets.
Vilnius Central Railway Station is a Lithuanian Railways passenger station in Vilnius, Lithuania. The railway station situates between two neighbourhoods of Vilnius - Naujininkai and Naujamiestis and on the edge of the Old Town.
Achema Power Plant is a natural gas-fired power plant in Jonava, Lithuania. Its primary use is to serve Achema factory.
2019 Lithuanian Football Cup, SHARP LFF Cup was the 31st independent Lithuania and the 74th overall national football cup tournament.
Loreta Asanavičiūtė was a Lithuanian seamstress who was killed in the January Events, a series of violent confrontations that took place near the Vilnius TV Tower in January 1991.
