Vilna (disambiguation)

Vilna (disambiguation)

More than one place has the name Vilna. You may be looking for one of these:

* Vilnius, capital of Lithuania
* Vilnia River, a river in Lithuania
* Vilna, Alberta, a village in Canada
* Vilna Governorate, was a governorate (guberniya) of the Russian Empire

Other things are also named "Vilna":
* Vilna Gaon, a prominent Jewish rabbi, Talmud scholar, and Kabbalist
* Vilna Ghetto, a ghetto established by Nazi Germany in Vilnius
* Great Synagogue of Vilna, a destroyed synagogue in Vilnius
* Vilna Troupe, one of the most famous theatrical companies in the history of Yiddish theater
* Vilna Edition Shas, one the most common printed edition of the Talmud


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