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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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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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City
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City centre with monument to Adam Mickiewicz
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Lithuania
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Location of Šalčininkai
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Country
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Ethnographic&nbsp;region
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Dzūkija
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County
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20px Vilnius County
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Municipality
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Šalčininkai district municipality
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Eldership
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Šalčininkai 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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