Vievis (Aboot this soondpronunciation ) is a smaw ceety in Elektrėnai Municipality, Lithuanie. It is locatit 14 km east o Elektrėnai. The ceety is surroondit bi Loch Vievis.

Vievis
Ceety
Coat of airms o Vievis
Coat airms
Vievis is located in Lithuania
Vievis
Vievis
Location o Vievis
Coordinates: 54°46′30″N 24°48′30″E / 54.77500°N 24.80833°E / 54.77500; 24.80833
Kintra Lithuanie
Ethnographic regionDzūkija
CoontyVilnius Coonty
MunicipalityElektrėnai Municipality
EldershipVievis eldership
Caipital oVievis eldership
First mentioned1539
Granted city rights1950
Population
 (2005)
 • Total5,246
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

In 1522 year the Vievis manor, in 1539 year - toun, which belangit tae Ogiński faimily, wis mentioned. In the first hauf o 16t century the first Catholic kirk wis biggit thare.

Aboot 1600, Ogiński faimily biggit a Uniate kirk an foondit the Abbey o the Holy Spirit (Lithuanie: Šventosios dvasios). At the beginnin o the 17t century a printin press wis establisht near the abbey, notable for printin beuks bi various Protestant Calvinist scholars.[1]

In 1794 an 1812, the kirk burned doun an wis rebiggit in 1816. In 1837 an Orthodox kirk wis biggit.

In the period atween Warld War I an Warld War II, Vievis was near the dividing line atween Lithuanie an Poland. The toun uised tae be amang those wi the lairgest Pols population, wi roughly 77% inhabitants identifeein thairsels as Poles. In 2011 census, anerly 10.9% o inhabitants identifee'd thairsels as Poles as well as 3.74% Roushies an 82.56% Lithuanies.[2]

The 17t century printin press became the raison why a 1970s samizdat jurnal "Lustra dzion" editit bi Vincuk Viačorka citit "Jewie" as the place o its publishin (even tho it wis in fact publisht in Minsk).[3] The printin press is featured on the modren coat o airms o the ceety an aw, adoptit in 1999.

The Lithuanie Road Museum is in the ceety.

An 1843 Eastren Orthodox Kirk in Vievis

Notes an references eedit

  1. (in Pols) (in Roushie) (in Belaroushie) Mikałaj Pačkajeŭ (2003). "Epoka reformacji i kontrreformacji". Historia Litheranorum Alboruthenorum sive Zarys Historyczny Kościoła Luterańskiego na Białorusi od zarania reformacji aż do czasów obecnych. Mikałaj Pačkajeŭ. Archived frae the original on 2 Mey 2008. Retrieved 16 Mairch 2008. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. "Lithuania 2011 Census". Lietuvos statistikos departamentas. 2011. Archived frae the original on 11 Januar 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2013. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |1= (help)
  3. (in Pols) Ośrodek Karta (corporate author) (2000?). ""Lustra Dzion" (Zwierciadło Codzienności)". Słownik dysydentów. Karta. Archived frae the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2008-03-16. Check date values in: |year= (help)