Eišiškės
Also known as Ejszyszki, Эйши́шки, Eishishki, Эйшы́шкі, Eishyshki, איישישאק, Eishyshok
Eišiškės () is a city in southeastern Lithuania on the border with Belarus. It is situated on a small group of hills, surrounded by marshy valley of Verseka and Dumblė Rivers. The rivers divide the city into two parts; the northern part is called Jurzdika. As of the census in 2011, Eišiškės had a population of 3,416. It has a hospital and two high schools (one for Polish and another for Lithuanian students).
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- Location of Eišiškės
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Eišiškės () is a city in southeastern Lithuania on the border with Belarus. It is situated on a small group of hills, surrounded by marshy valley of Verseka and Dumblė Rivers. The rivers divide the city into two parts; the northern part is called Jurzdika. As of the census in 2011, Eišiškės had a population of 3,416. It has a hospital and two high schools (one for Polish and another for Lithuanian students).
==Names== According to the Lithuanian Chronicles, the settlement was named after Eikšys, possibly one of the sons of Karijotas.
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