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Rasos Cemetery

Rasos Cemetery (Lithuanian: Rasų kapinės, Belarusian: Могілкі Росы, Polish: cmentarz Na Rossie w Wilnie) is the oldest and most famous cemetery in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is named after the Rasos district where it is located. It is separated into two parts, the old and the new cemeteries, by a narrow Sukilėliai Street. The total area is 10.8 ha. Since 1990 new burials are allowed only to family graves.

Located at 54.6683, 25.3044 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Vilnius, Roman Catholic cemeteries

Kurier Wileński

Kurier Wileński is the main Polish-language newspaper in Lithuania. Printed in Vilnius, it is the only Polish-language daily newspaper published east of Poland. A direct descendant of both the 19th-century newspaper of the same name and the Czerwony Sztandar newspaper, created by the Soviet authorities in 1953 as a means of Sovietization of the Polish diaspora left in the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

Located at 54.6623, 25.3032 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Eastern Bloc media, Newspapers published in Lithuania, Polish-language newspapers, Publications established in 1796, Newspapers published in the Soviet Union, Companies based in Vilnius, Newspapers published in Vilnius

Jonas Basanavičius

Jonas Basanavičius (23 November 1851 in Ožkabaliai – 16 February 1927 in Wilno, Poland; now Vilnius, Lithuania) was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius. He was also the founder and chairman of the Lithuanian Scientific Society (1907).

Located at 54.6692, 25.3028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Historians of Lithuania, Lithuanian historians, Linguists from Lithuania, Lithuanian physicians, Lithuanian writers, People from Vilnius, Researchers of Lithuanian language, 1851 births, 1927 deaths, Bulgarian politicians, Bulgarian physicians, Members of the Council of Lithuania, People from Marijampolė County, Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

HKP 562 forced labor camp

HKP 562, located on Subocz Street (now Subačiaus Street 47 and 49) in Vilnius, Lithuania, was the site of an unusual labor camp during the Holocaust. The camp was officially owned and administered by the SS, but run on a day to day basis by a Wehrmacht engineering unit, HKP 562 (Heereskraftfahrpark 562) stationed in Vilna. HKP 562's commanding officer Major Karl Plagge was sympathetic to the plight of his Jewish workers.

Located at 54.6761, 25.305 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jewish Lithuanian history, Nazi concentration camps, History of Vilnius, The Holocaust in Lithuania

LFF Stadium

LFF Stadium (Lithuanian Football Federation stadium), formerly known as Vėtra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Vilnius, Lithuania. Currently is under construction to meet level 3 UEFA stadium status. Before it was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of FK Vėtra. The stadium holds 5 500 people and was built in 2004. This is the first private stadium in Lithuania built after Soviet epoche.

Located at 54.6686, 25.2944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Football venues in Lithuania, Sports venues in Vilnius, Multi-purpose stadiums in Lithuania

Kingdom of Lithuania (1918)

The Kingdom of Lithuania was a short-lived constitutional monarchy created towards the end of World War I when Lithuania was under occupation by the German Empire. The Council of Lithuania declared Lithuania's independence on February 16, 1918, but the Council was unable to form a government, police, or other state institutions due to the continued presence of German troops. The Germans presented various proposals to incorporate Lithuania into the German Empire, particularly Prussia.

Located at 54.6833, 25.3167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1918 in Lithuania, History of Lithuania (1918–1940), Post–Russian Empire states

Bernardine Cemetery

The Bernardine Cemetery, is one of the three oldest cemeteries in Vilnius, Lithuania. It covers about 38,000 square metres and has an estimated 14,000 burial sites. It was established in 1810 by the Bernardine monks of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, just east of the city center in the Užupis district, and is situated on an embankment of the Vilnia river. Its development was a consequence of Tsarist authorities of the Russian Empire prohibiting burying the dead near churches.

Located at 54.68, 25.307 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Vilnius, Roman Catholic cemeteries, Polish culture

Vilniaus lietuvių namai

Vilniaus lietuvių namai is a Lithuanian gymnasium, located in Naujininkai, a southern neighborhood of Vilnius, Lithuania.

Located at 54.6636, 25.2861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1990, Schools in Vilnius, 1990 establishments in Lithuania