Virbalis

Virbalis (, , , ) is a city in the Vilkaviškis district municipality, Lithuania. It is located west of Vilkaviškis.

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Locality: Virbalis
Region: Marijampolės apskritis
Country: Lietuva
Population: 895
Timezone: Europe/Vilnius

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.settlement_type: Town
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: Virbalio seniūnija.JPG
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Virbalis eldership building
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Lithuania
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Virbalis
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_shield: Virbalis COA.gif
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: Ethnographic region
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Suvalkija
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name2: 20px Marijampolė County
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name3: Vilkaviškis district municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type4: Eldership
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name4: Virbalis eldership
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type6: Capital of
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name6: Virbalis eldership

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Вирбалис
Population: 3285
Area: 4.6
Elevation: 79
Image: Wirballen1911Veržbolovo.png

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Commons category: Virbalis
native label: Virbalis
time of earliest written record: 1529-00-00
postal code: LT-70061
P6482: Virbalis

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Virbalis (, , , ) is a city in the Vilkaviškis district municipality, Lithuania. It is located west of Vilkaviškis.

==History== thumb|left|Market in Virbalis and its old church It is frequently mentioned in historical as well in modern literature. In 1529–67 Virbalis was mentioned in the lists of non-privileged cities of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1536 Virbalis received the privilege of founding the city and a market. In 1555 a church was built. In 1576 it was allowed to held markets in Virbalis. In 1593 Virbalis received the Magdeburg rights and the coat of arms. In 1601 a workshop of various crafts was established, in 1602 – a shoemaker and tailors' workshop. From 1643 to 1819 there was a Dominican Monastery, and in the middle of the 17th century a Dominican Church was built in the city (which was blown up in 1944). In 1646 a Virbalis Parish School is mentioned. It was the site of the formation of the Virbalis Confederation () by Janusz Radziwiłł in 1655 during the Deluge (part of the Second Northern War) whose main purpose was to defend the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania John II Casimir Vasa. In 1785–1819 there was a three classes school, in 1819–70 a parish school, and later a public school.