Vilnius County (Lithuanian: Vilniaus apskritis) is the largest of the 10 counties of Lithuania, located in the east of the country around the cityVilnius and is also known as Capital Region or Sostinės regionas by the Lithuanian statistics department and Eurostat. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,[3] and since that date, Vilnius County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
Following the start of the Polish-Bolshevik War in 1919, it was occupied by the Red Army, which was pushed back by the Polish Army. In 1920, it was again occupied by the Red Army, but the Soviets officially recognized the sovereignty of the Lithuanian Republic over the city immediately after defeat during Battle of Warsaw. During their retreat, the Bolsheviks passed the sovereignty over the area to Lithuania. The Polish commander Józef Piłsudski ordered his subordinate general Lucjan Żeligowski to "rebel" his Lithuanian-Belarusian division and capture the city of Vilnius, without declaring war on Lithuania. The area of the future Vilnius County was seized by the Polish forces without significant opposition from Lithuanian forces and Gen. Żeligowski created a short-lived state called the Republic of Central Lithuania. Following the elections held there in 1922 the state was incorporated into Poland (see Vilnius region, Central Lithuania).
As a result of the Nazi-Soviet Alliance and the Polish Defensive War of 1939, the area was captured by the Soviet Union, which transferred parts of what is now Vilnius County and Utena County to Lithuania, only to annex it the following year. In 1941, it was conquered by the Nazi Germany. During World War II, the area saw formation of many resistance units, most notably the Polish Home Army and, after 1943, Soviet partisans. After the war, Vilniaus Apskritis existed as a relic of the pre-war independent state in Lithuanian SSR between 1944 and 1950. In this period, a significant part of its population moved to Poland during the so-called repatriation.
After 1990, when Lithuania became independent, Vilnius county was re-established differently in 1994. This entity has different boundaries than any previous entity and is not directly related to previous entities in this area. The mission of the county is different as well: its primary goal (as in that of Lithuania's other counties) is to oversee that municipalities in its area follow the laws of Lithuania.
Municipalitiesedit
The county is subdivided into six district municipalities, one municipality and one city municipality:
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Vilnius County Lithuanian Vilniaus apskritis is the largest of the 10 counties of Lithuania located in the east of the country around the city Vilnius and is also known as Capital Region or Sostines regionas by the Lithuanian statistics department and Eurostat On 1 July 2010 the county administration was abolished 3 and since that date Vilnius County remains as the territorial and statistical unit Vilnius County Vilniaus apskritisCountyVilnius skylineFlagCoat of armsLocation of Vilnius CountyCountry LithuaniaAdministrative centreVilniusMunicipalitiesList Elektrenai municipalitySalcininkai district municipalitySirvintos district municipalitySvencionys district municipalityTrakai district municipalityUkmerge district municipalityVilnius city municipalityVilnius district municipalityArea Total9 730 km2 3 760 sq mi 14 9 of the area of Lithuania Population 2023 Total851 346 Rank1st of 10 30 of the population of Lithuania Density87 km2 230 sq mi GDP 1 Total 29 4 billion 2022 Per capita 35 300 2022 Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST ISO 3166 codeLT VLHDI 2021 0 913 2 very high 1st Contents 1 History 2 Municipalities 3 Demographics 4 Economy 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Historical populationYearPop p a 1989905 694 2001850 064 0 53 2011810 403 0 48 2021810 797 0 00 2024868 341 2 31 Sources 4 Until the Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth in late 18th century the area belonged to the Vilnius Voivodship and Trakai Voivodship of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth In the Russian Empire it belonged to the Northwestern Krai and approximately corresponded to its Vilna Governorate as of 1843 During World War I following the German offensive of 1915 it was occupied by the German army After the war some parts of the area was ruled by local Polish self government established after the German Ober Ost army withdrew from the area Following the start of the Polish Bolshevik War in 1919 it was occupied by the Red Army which was pushed back by the Polish Army In 1920 it was again occupied by the Red Army but the Soviets officially recognized the sovereignty of the Lithuanian Republic over the city immediately after defeat during Battle of Warsaw During their retreat the Bolsheviks passed the sovereignty over the area to Lithuania The Polish commander Jozef Pilsudski ordered his subordinate general Lucjan Zeligowski to rebel his Lithuanian Belarusian division and capture the city of Vilnius without declaring war on Lithuania The area of the future Vilnius County was seized by the Polish forces without significant opposition from Lithuanian forces and Gen Zeligowski created a short lived state called the Republic of Central Lithuania Following the elections held there in 1922 the state was incorporated into Poland see Vilnius region Central Lithuania As a result of the Nazi Soviet Alliance and the Polish Defensive War of 1939 the area was captured by the Soviet Union which transferred parts of what is now Vilnius County and Utena County to Lithuania only to annex it the following year In 1941 it was conquered by the Nazi Germany During World War II the area saw formation of many resistance units most notably the Polish Home Army and after 1943 Soviet partisans After the war Vilniaus Apskritis existed as a relic of the pre war independent state in Lithuanian SSR between 1944 and 1950 In this period a significant part of its population moved to Poland during the so called repatriation After 1990 when Lithuania became independent Vilnius county was re established differently in 1994 This entity has different boundaries than any previous entity and is not directly related to previous entities in this area The mission of the county is different as well its primary goal as in that of Lithuania s other counties is to oversee that municipalities in its area follow the laws of Lithuania Municipalities editThe county is subdivided into six district municipalities one municipality and one city municipality nbsp Elektrenai Municipality nbsp Salcininkai District Municipality nbsp Sirvintos District Municipality nbsp Svencionys District Municipality nbsp Trakai District Municipality nbsp Ukmerge District Municipality nbsp Vilnius City Municipality nbsp Vilnius District MunicipalityDemographics editAccording to the 2021 census the county population was 810 797 people of which 5 Lithuanians 63 07 511 426 Poles 21 08 170 919 Russians 8 65 70 170 Belarusians 2 59 21 055 Ukrainians 0 76 6 170 Others did not specify 3 82 31 048 Economy editIn 2022 GDP per capita of Vilnius County was 35 300 making it the richest county in Lithuania and Baltic States 1 nbsp Lithuanian counties by GDP per capita 2022 As of 2022 the average monthly gross wage in Vilnius County reached 2 002 6 References edit a b Gross domestic product by region in 2022 osp stat gov lt Sub national HDI Subnational HDI Global Data Lab Del apskriciu virsininku administraciju likvidavimo Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Retrieved 21 August 2011 Lithuania Counties and Cities Citypopulation de Gyventoju skaicius Population State Data Agency of Lithuania Archived from the original on 3 July 2023 Retrieved 3 July 2023 Darbo uzmokestis osp stat gov lt External links editSocial and demographic characteristics of Vilnius County Economy of Vilnius County Environment of Vilnius County 54 40 49 N 25 17 02 E 54 68028 N 25 28389 E 54 68028 25 28389 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vilnius County amp oldid 1215870370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
