Poškonys
Sign in to savePoškonys [poʃ'koːnʲiːs] is a village in Vilnius County, southeast of Šalčininkai, Lithuania, in the so-called Dieveniškės appendix. While the inhabitants of Dieveniškės appendix are mostly Polish by ethnicity, Poškonys from the old days had a Lithuanian majority. The village itself belongs to ethno-cultural reserve and has an architectural monument status. There's a museum full of traditional Lithuanian craft, various household items, and a protected stone at the crossroad of . The 2011 census recorded a population of 129 living in Poškonys.
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- Population
- 160
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Poškonys [poʃ'koːnʲiːs] is a village in Vilnius County, southeast of Šalčininkai, Lithuania, in the so-called Dieveniškės appendix. While the inhabitants of Dieveniškės appendix are mostly Polish by ethnicity, Poškonys from the old days had a Lithuanian majority. The village itself belongs to ethno-cultural reserve and has an architectural monument status. There's a museum full of traditional Lithuanian craft, various household items, and a protected stone at the crossroad of . The 2011 census recorded a population of 129 living in Poškonys.
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