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Šalčininkai
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Šalčininkai

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Also known as Soleczniki

Šalčininkai (; ; Solechnik; ) is a city in Vilnius County, in south-eastern Lithuania, situated south-east of Vilnius, near the border with Belarus.

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Šalčininkai is a city and human settlement in Lithuania, serving as the capital of the Šalčininkai District Municipality. The town is situated in Vilniaus apskritis and has an official name of Большие Солечники. Its earliest written record dates to 1311. The area covers 2.98 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 181 meters.

The population of Šalčininkai is listed as 6,857, while another source cites 6,891. The local dialing code is 380, and the postal code is LT-17001. The town operates in the UTC+02:00 time zone. It is twinned with Sokółka and Hude. The official website for the municipality is www.salcininkai.lt.

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Place details

Locality
Šalčininkai
Region
Vilniaus apskritis
Country
Lietuva
Population
6,891
Timezone
Europe/Vilnius

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Air quality

24US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.5 µg/m³
PM10
7.1 µg/m³
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Key facts

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Location of Šalčininkai
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Ethnographic&nbsp;region
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Dzūkija
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County
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Municipality
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Eldership
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Capital of

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References

Šalčininkai (; ; Solechnik; ) is a city in Vilnius County, in south-eastern Lithuania, situated south-east of Vilnius, near the border with Belarus.

==Etymology== The name of the city derives from Šalčia river, šalta meaning cold in Lithuanian.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Šalčininkai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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