Avižieniai Eldership

Avižieniai Eldership

Avižienių seniūnija
Avižieniai Eldership Avižienių seniūnija
Eldership
	Riešė Upland crest near Mažoji Riešė
	Location of Avižieniai Eldership
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Dzūkija
County	Vilnius County
Municipality	Vilnius District Municipality
Administrative centre	Avižieniai
Government
• Elder	Michail Bortkevič
Area
• Total	52.08 km2 (20.11 sq mi)
Population
• Total	11,598
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	https://www.vrsa.lt

Avižieniai Eldership (Lithuanian: Avižienių seniūnija) is an eldership in Lithuania, located in Vilnius District Municipality, northwest of Vilnius. It is the most populous eldership in the municipality.^[2]

Geography

The eldership has a hillfort with a cultural layer dated to the beginning of 1st millennium A.D.^[1] The landscape is dominated by rolling hills in the Riešė Upland. Many small wooded areas and swamps, but the landscape is undergoing rapid change due to suburbanization and its proximity to the city. Notable rivers include Riešė and Čekonė, and there are several small lakes, such as Gilužis, Ežeraitis, Notiškis and Varlinka.

History

Avižieniai were known since the Interwar for their gardens. In the 19th century, an orthodox church was built in Bukiškis. It was damaged during World War II, and only ruins and the basement remain, and are known to have the buried corpses of a general. The church rebuilding project was initiated in 1990, and the church was rebuilt in 2007.^[1]

Coat of arms

Coat of arms for Avižieniai was created in April of 2023 and is awaiting approbation. It depicts oats as Avižieniai is from Lithuanian – aviža (oat).^[3]

Populated places

There are 27 villages located within the eldership, the largest of which are^[1]Avižieniai, Bukiškis, Riešė (of which only half of the village is located in the eldership, the other half belongs to Riešė Eldership), Bendoriai and Klevinė.

Notable locations

Bukiškės Orthodox Church of Patron Mother of God
Avižieniai hillfort
Mažoji Riešė hillfort
Pikutiškės/Švedai hillfort
Aukštieji Rusokai tumulus
Galinė Manor with preserved palace and farmhouses
Kalno Riešė Manor farmhouse fragments near Riešė
Tarandė old cemetery
World War II Soviet soldier burial place in Bendoriai

Ethnic composition

According to 2021 census, out of 10,867 persons of the eldership:^[4]

Lithuanians - 70.9% (7704)
Poles - 18.8% (2043)
Russians - 5.1% (559)
Belarusians - 1.4% (157)
Number of inhabitants: 10867

According to 2011 National Census data, the ethnic composition is as follows:^[5]

Lithuanians - 65.0%
Poles - 24.4%
Russians - 5.6%
Number of inhabitants: 7509

Gallery

Avižieniai
Orthodox Church of Guardian Mother of God in Bukiškis
Highway A2 crosses the eldership
Landscape near Bajorai

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Department of Statistics". osp.stat.gov.lt. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
^ "Naujas detalus gyventojų žemėlapis". osp.stat.gov.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2021-01-07.
^ Awiżenie będą miały swój herb
^ Republic of Lithuania 2011 National Census
^ Republic of Lithuania 2011 National Census

[:0-1] "Department of Statistics". osp.stat.gov.lt. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-07.

[2] "Naujas detalus gyventojų žemėlapis". osp.stat.gov.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2021-01-07.

[3] Awiżenie będą miały swój herb

[4] Republic of Lithuania 2011 National Census

[5] Republic of Lithuania 2011 National Census

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