Vidiškės is a village in Ignalina district municipality, in Utena County, southern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 931 people.[1]
Vidiškės | |
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Village | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Vidiškės Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 55°22′30″N 26°12′40″E / 55.37500°N 26.21111°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County | Utena County |
| Municipality | Ignalina district municipality |
| Eldership | Vidiškės eldership |
| Capital of | Vidiškės eldership |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 818 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The village has a church (built in 1906) and Vidiškės manor (from XVII C.) with its 6 buildings. Between Varnio Lake and Vidiškės manor there is a large park. The village has a gymnasium, a library and a post office (ZIP code: 30030).
Etymology
editVidiškės is a possessive place name, a derivative of the suffix -iškės and the Lithuanian masculine given name Vidas.[2] In other languages, the village was formerly known as: Polish: Przyjaźń.
Famous citizens
edit- Algimantas Šalna (b. 1959), Lithuanian biathlete, World and Olympic champion.
References
edit- ^ "Utenos apskrities gyventojų surašymo duomenys". Lithuanian official statistics department.
- ^ "Lietuvos vietovardžių geoinformacinė duomenų bazė". ekalba.lt. Lietuvių kalbos institutas. Retrieved 10 September 2024.