Nemenčinė

Nemenčinė
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Nemenčinė old city streets
Coat of arms
Nemenčinė Location of Nemenčinė
Coordinates: 54°51′0″N 25°29′0″E / 54.85°N 25.483333°E / 54.85; 25.483333Coordinates: 54°51′0″N 25°29′0″E / 54.85°N 25.483333°E / 54.85; 25.483333
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Vilnius County
Municipality	Vilnius district municipality
Eldership	Nemenčinė eldership
Capital of	Nemenčinė eldership
First mentioned	14th century
Granted city rights	1955
Population (2005)
– Total	5,885
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Nemenčinė ( Nemenčinė (help·info), see names section for alternate and historic names) is a city in Vilnius district municipality, Lithuania, it is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Vilnius.

Names

Nemenčinė is the original name of the city reflected in historical documents and still in use today.^[1] It derives from a Lithuanian word referring to the river Nemenčia.^[1] Other versions of the name include Неменчын in Belarussian, Niemenczyn in Polish, Неменчине (or Нямянчине) in Russian and Nementchin (נעמענטשין) in Yiddish.

History

In 1387, following the Christianization of Lithuania, Jogaila established the first Christian parish in Nemenčinė and built a church there.

Ethnic composition

The ethnic composition of Nemenčinė is as follows:^[2]

• Poles 55%
• Lithuanians 25.5%
• Russians 14%
• Others 6% (mainly Ukrainians and Belorusians)

International partnership

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Lithuania

Nemenčinė is twinned with three towns in Poland: Węgorzewo, Ełk and Suwałki. It also has a partnership agreement with Poland's West Pomeranian Voivodeship, signed in Vilnius on 19 June 2009.^[2]

People

• Zdzisław Balicki, Polish Sejm deputy

References

1. ^ ^{a b} A. Vanagas. Lietuvios miestų vardai. p.151-152
2. ^ ^{a b} Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego - Współpraca Międzynarodowa

Links

• Virtual Tour of Nemenčinė

Sculpture of Mary at the center of the city