Vievis
Vievis | ||
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City | ||
Trakų st. | ||
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Vievis Location of Vievis | ||
Coordinates: 54°46′30″N 24°48′30″E / 54.77500°N 24.80833°ECoordinates: 54°46′30″N 24°48′30″E / 54.77500°N 24.80833°E | ||
Country |
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Ethnographic region | Dzūkija | |
County |
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Municipality | Elektrėnai municipality | |
Eldership | Vievis eldership | |
Capital of | Vievis eldership | |
First mentioned | 1539 | |
Granted city rights | 1950 | |
Population (2005) | ||
• Total | 5,246 | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vievis (
Its alternate names include Anastasevskaya, Jewie (Polish), Vevis, Vievio, Viyevis, V’yevis, and Yev’ye.[1]
In 1522 year the Vievis manor, in 1539 year - town, which belonged to Ogiński family, was mentioned. In the first half of 16th century the first Catholic church was built there.
About 1600, Ogiński family built a Uniate church and founded the Abbey of the Holy Spirit (Lithuanian: Šventosios dvasios). At the beginning of the 17th century a printing press was established near the abbey, notable for printing books by various Protestant Calvinist scholars.[2]
In 1794 and 1812, the church burned down and was rebuilt in 1816. In 1837 an Orthodox church was built.
In the period between World War I and World War II, Vievis was near the dividing line between Lithuania and Poland. The town used to be among those with the largest Polish population, with roughly 77% inhabitants identifying themselves as Poles. In 2011 census, only 10.9% of inhabitants identified themselves as Poles as well as 3.74% Russians and 82.56% Lithuanians.[3]
The 17th century printing press became the reason why a 1970s samizdat journal "Lustra dzion" edited by Vincuk Viačorka cited "Jewie" as the place of its publishing (even though it was in fact published in Minsk).[4] The printing press is also featured on the modern coat of arms of the city, adopted in 1999.
The Lithuanian Road Museum is in the city.
Notes and references
- ↑ United States Board on Geographic Names – Lithuania –Vievis. Accessed January 27, 2014.
- ↑ (in Polish) (in Russian) (in Belarusian) Mikałaj Pačkajeŭ (2003). "Epoka reformacji i kontrreformacji". Historia Litheranorum Alboruthenorum sive Zarys Historyczny Kościoła Luterańskiego na Białorusi od zarania reformacji aż do czasów obecnych. Mikałaj Pačkajeŭ. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ↑ "Lithuania 2011 Census". Lietuvos statistikos departamentas. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
- ↑ Ośrodek Karta (corporate author) (c. 2000). ""Lustra Dzion" (Zwierciadło Codzienności)". Słownik dysydentów (in Polish). self-published. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2008-03-16.