Maišiagala
Sign in to saveMaišiagala,() is a historic town in Vilnius district municipality, Lithuania. It is located about northwest of Vilnius city municipality near the Vilnius–Panevėžys highway. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 1 562, a decrease from 1,636, registered at the 2011 census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Maišiagala
- Region
- Vilniaus apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 0
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- Maišiagala
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Maišiagala
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Vilnius District Municipality
- Population
- +1562
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Maisiagala church.jpg
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- History of the Jews of Maišiagala
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Maišiagala,() is a historic town in Vilnius district municipality, Lithuania. It is located about northwest of Vilnius city municipality near the Vilnius–Panevėžys highway. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 1 562, a decrease from 1,636, registered at the 2011 census.
==History== Maišiagala, first mentioned in 1254, is one of the earliest Lithuanian settlements. It had a large defensive castle, which was part of the defensive network around Vilnius against the Teutonic Knights. The wooden castle was destroyed in 1365, but was rebuilt. According to Jan Długosz, Grand Duke of Lithuania Algirdas died in this castle in 1377. After the Christianization of Lithuania in 1387, Maišiagala was one of the seven towns in Lithuania where a Catholic church was built. In 1390, during the Lithuanian Civil War of 1389–1392, the castle was burned down and was not rebuilt.