Videniškiai
Sign in to saveVideniškiai is a historic village in the Molėtai District Municipality, Lithuania. It is located about west of Molėtai. It is situated between the Ukmergė–Molėtai road and the . According to the 2011 census, it had 368 residents. In the 16th–17th centuries, the village was one of the core properties of the Giedroyć family who funded the monastery for the Canons Regular of Penitence of the Blessed Martyrs and the Church of St. Lawrence. The monastery honored Michał Giedroyć (died in 1485) who was possibly born in the village and was officially beatified in 2018. The reconstructed monastery now
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- Locality
- Linučiai
- Region
- Utenos apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
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Videniškiai is a historic village in the Molėtai District Municipality, Lithuania. It is located about west of Molėtai. It is situated between the Ukmergė–Molėtai road and the . According to the 2011 census, it had 368 residents. In the 16th–17th centuries, the village was one of the core properties of the Giedroyć family who funded the monastery for the Canons Regular of Penitence of the Blessed Martyrs and the Church of St. Lawrence. The monastery honored Michał Giedroyć (died in 1485) who was possibly born in the village and was officially beatified in 2018. The reconstructed monastery now houses a small museum and a library.
==History== A bronze horseshoe-shaped fibula with red enamel was found during archaeological excavations at the center of the town in 1999. The fibula is dated to the 4th century AD. Its unique design was considered for the village's coat of arms.