Šalčininkai
Šalčininkai (
Šalčininkai Soleczniki | |
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City | |
 City centre with monument to Adam Mickiewicz | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Šalčininkai Location of Šalčininkai | |
| Coordinates: 54°19′0″N 25°23′0″E | |
| Country |  |
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
| County |  |
| Municipality | Šalčininkai district municipality |
| Eldership | Šalčininkai eldership |
| Capital of | Šalčininkai district municipality Šalčininkai eldership |
| First mentioned | 1311 |
| Granted city rights | 1956 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,358 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Šalčininkai attained the city status in 1956 and is now a capital of the Šalčininkai district municipality. Šalčininkai features a multi-ethnic population of Poles (72%), Lithuanians (13%), Russians (7%), Belarusians (4%).[1] Šalčininkai contains the highest percentage number of Poles of any city in Lithuania. The city's coat of arms, designed by Arvydas Každailis, shows three hazelnuts symbolizing solidarity of the population. Polish pole vaulting Olympic champion Władysław Kozakiewicz was born in the town.
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References
- Soleczniki at Nowe Miasto Lubawskie official website
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