Širvintos
Sign in to saveŠirvintos () is a city in Vilnius County in eastern Lithuania. It is the administrative center of the Širvintos district municipality.
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Place details
- Locality
- Širvintos
- Region
- Vilniaus apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 7,321
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
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Key facts
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- Širvintos
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- Town
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- Širvintos fontanas.png
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- Širvintos main square and fountain
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- Lithuania
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- Location of Širvintos
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- Coat of arms of Širvintos (Lithuania).svg
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_flag
- Širvintos vėliava.svg
- Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_blank_emblem
- Širvintos logo.svg
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Širvintos
- Country
- Lithuania
- Official language
- Lithuanian
- Population
- +64
- Elevation
- +112
- Body of water
- Širvinta
- Official website
- www.sirvintos.lt
- Image
- Širvintų bažnyčia .JPG
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Širvintos () is a city in Vilnius County in eastern Lithuania. It is the administrative center of the Širvintos district municipality.
== Etymology == The town's name is a place name derived from the river Širvinta, which flows through it. Širvinta river name itself derives from the adjective širvas, which refers to the grey colour of the Širvinta river waters. In the interwar period, the town was known as Širvintai.