Virbalis
Sign in to saveVirbalis (, , , ) is a city in the Vilkaviškis district municipality, Lithuania. It is located west of Vilkaviškis.
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- Virbalis
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- Town
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- Lithuania
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Вирбалис
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Augustów Governorate
- Official language
- Lithuanian
- Population
- +3285
- Area
- +4.6
- Elevation
- +79
- Capital of
- Virbalis Eldership
- Image
- Wirballen1911Veržbolovo.png
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Virbalis (, , , ) is a city in the Vilkaviškis district municipality, Lithuania. It is located west of Vilkaviškis.
==History== thumb|left|Market in Virbalis and its old church It is frequently mentioned in historical as well in modern literature. In 1529–67 Virbalis was mentioned in the lists of non-privileged cities of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1536 Virbalis received the privilege of founding the city and a market. In 1555 a church was built. In 1576 it was allowed to held markets in Virbalis. In 1593 Virbalis received the Magdeburg rights and the coat of arms. In 1601 a workshop of various crafts was established, in 1602 – a shoemaker and tailors' workshop. From 1643 to 1819 there was a Dominican Monastery, and in the middle of the 17th century a Dominican Church was built in the city (which was blown up in 1944). In 1646 a Virbalis Parish School is mentioned. It was the site of the formation of the Virbalis Confederation () by Janusz Radziwiłł in 1655 during the Deluge (part of the Second Northern War) whose main purpose was to defend the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania John II Casimir Vasa. In 1785–1819 there was a three classes school, in 1819–70 a parish school, and later a public school.