Elderships of Lithuania in the context of "Elder (administrative title)"

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⭐ Core Definition: Elderships of Lithuania

A seniūnija (in English: eldership, elderate, ward, parish, or subdistrict) is the smallest administrative division of Lithuania. An eldership may comprise a very small region consisting of few villages, one single town, or a part of a big city. Elderships vary in size and population depending on their location and nature. A few elderships make up a municipality. Šilainiai, Dainava, Verkiai, Žirmūnai and Pašilaičiai are the most populous elderates, with population counts over 40,000, around twice the population of some entire municipalities.

Elderships manage small-scale local matters, such as repairing pavements and dirt roads, and keep records on all families living in the eldership. The premise of the concept is that — unlike in higher administrative divisions — an elder (the leader of the eldership) could have time to talk to every person in the eldership who wants to.

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Elderships of Lithuania in the context of Antaviliai

Antaviliai is a neighborhood of Vilnius, capital of Lithuania. It is located northwest of the city center, on the northern edge of Antakalnis eldership. It was a separate village until it was incorporated into the Vilnius city limits in 1969. The United States Central Intelligence Agency built a black site there in 2004.

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Elderships of Lithuania in the context of Antakalnis

Antakalnis (literally Lithuanian: 'the place on the mountain') is an eldership in Vilnius, Lithuania. Antakalnis is one of the oldest, and largest historical suburbs of Vilnius. It is in the Eastern section of Vilnius, along the left bank of the Neris, with the river running along the whole Western side of the district. Antakalnis Eldership is the second-largest in Vilnius, with an area of 77.14 km (29.78 sq mi).

One of the greatest Lithuanian Baroque masterpieces, the Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, is in Antakalnis, as is Sapieha Palace (Sapiegų rūmai). Sapieha Palace is surrounded by the only surviving Baroque-style park in Lithuania, which contains the oldest linden tree in Vilnius.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Antaviliai ← Antakalnis
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Subdivisions of Lithuania → Lithuania → Region → Village → Town → City → Municipality → Šilainiai → Dainava (Kaunas) → Verkiai → Žirmūnai → Pašilaičiai → Elder (administrative title) → Leader →