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'''Liepkalnis''' is an area of [[Vilnius]], located within the [[Rasos (district)|Rasos]] eldership, east of [[Naujininkai]] eldership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vietovardžių žodynas |trans-title=Dictionary of place names |url=http://vietovardziai.lki.lt/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=vietovardziai.lki.lt |language=lt}}</ref> |
'''Liepkalnis''' is an area of [[Vilnius]], located within the [[Rasos (district)|Rasos]] eldership, east of [[Naujininkai]] eldership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vietovardžių žodynas |trans-title=Dictionary of place names |url=http://vietovardziai.lki.lt/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=vietovardziai.lki.lt |language=lt}}</ref> It is the highest point of land in Vilnius, the Hill of Laimis at {{convert|235|m|ft}} high.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liepkalnis|url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/liepkalnis/|access-date=26 November 2024|language=lt|website=[[Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija|VLE]]}}</ref> |
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841 people lived in Liepkalnis in 1905.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Goshkevich |first=I.I. |title=Виленская губерния: Полный список населенных мест со статистическими данными о каждом поселении, составленный по официальным сведениям. Вильна, 1905. |year=1905 |location=Vilnius |language=ru |trans-title=Vilnius Province: Complete list of populated areas with statistical data on each settlement, compiled from official information. Vilna, 1905.}}</ref> By 1931, the population had decreased to 619 people.<ref>Wykaz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, tom I: Województwo wileńskie. – Warszawa, Główny urząd statystyczny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, 1938</ref> On 25 November 2024, [[Swiftair Flight 5960]] crashed in Liepkalnis.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 November 2023 |title=Vilniuje netoli oro uosto nukrito krovininis lėktuvas: žuvo mažiausiai vienas žmogus |trans-title=Cargo plane crashes near Vilnius airport, at least one person killed |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/verslas/4/2422029/vilniuje-netoli-oro-uosto-nukrito-krovininis-lektuvas |access-date=25 November 2024 |publisher=LRT |language=lt}}</ref> |
841 people lived in Liepkalnis in 1905.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Goshkevich |first=I.I. |title=Виленская губерния: Полный список населенных мест со статистическими данными о каждом поселении, составленный по официальным сведениям. Вильна, 1905. |year=1905 |location=Vilnius |language=ru |trans-title=Vilnius Province: Complete list of populated areas with statistical data on each settlement, compiled from official information. Vilna, 1905.}}</ref> By 1931, the population had decreased to 619 people.<ref>Wykaz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, tom I: Województwo wileńskie. – Warszawa, Główny urząd statystyczny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, 1938</ref> On 25 November 2024, [[Swiftair Flight 5960]] crashed in Liepkalnis.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 November 2023 |title=Vilniuje netoli oro uosto nukrito krovininis lėktuvas: žuvo mažiausiai vienas žmogus |trans-title=Cargo plane crashes near Vilnius airport, at least one person killed |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/verslas/4/2422029/vilniuje-netoli-oro-uosto-nukrito-krovininis-lektuvas |access-date=25 November 2024 |publisher=LRT |language=lt}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:22, 26 November 2024
Liepkalnis is an area of Vilnius, located within the Rasos eldership, east of Naujininkai eldership.[1] It is the highest point of land in Vilnius, the Hill of Laimis at 235 metres (771 ft) high.[2]
History
841 people lived in Liepkalnis in 1905.[3] By 1931, the population had decreased to 619 people.[4] On 25 November 2024, Swiftair Flight 5960 crashed in Liepkalnis.[5]
Facilities
It is home to the Liepkalnis Winter Sports Centre, LFF Stadium and the Lithuanian Football Federation. The Church of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk was built in 1838. The istoric Eastern Orthodox, Karaites and Tatar cemeteries are also located in Liepkalnis.[citation needed]
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View from the Hill of Lamis -
Houses on Scythes and Vieversiai streets
References
- ^ "Vietovardžių žodynas" [Dictionary of place names]. vietovardziai.lki.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Liepkalnis". VLE (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Goshkevich, I.I. (1905). Виленская губерния: Полный список населенных мест со статистическими данными о каждом поселении, составленный по официальным сведениям. Вильна, 1905 [Vilnius Province: Complete list of populated areas with statistical data on each settlement, compiled from official information. Vilna, 1905.] (in Russian). Vilnius.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wykaz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, tom I: Województwo wileńskie. – Warszawa, Główny urząd statystyczny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, 1938
- ^ "Vilniuje netoli oro uosto nukrito krovininis lėktuvas: žuvo mažiausiai vienas žmogus" [Cargo plane crashes near Vilnius airport, at least one person killed] (in Lithuanian). LRT. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.