Viešintos

Viešintos is a town in Anykščiai district municipality, in Utena County, in northeast Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 281 people. Town established near Viešinta river.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Viešintos
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_shield: Viesintuherbas.png
Settlement.image_skyline: Viesintu baznycia (2011).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: St. Michael the Archangel Church
Settlement.pushpin_map: Lithuania
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: Location in Lithuania
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: 17px Utena County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Anykščiai
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_total: 281
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +3

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: Lithuania
Located in: Anykščiai District Municipality
Population: 281
Elevation: 110
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Viešintų bažnyčia.JPG

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Commons category: Viešintos
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
P8168: Ossiach Abbey

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Buildings and structures
References

==Etymology== Viešintos is a hydronymic place name - the town is named after the river Viešinta, whose source is located near the town. In other languages, the town is known as:

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