Karoliniškės
Karoliniškės | |
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 View of Karoliniškės from Vilnius TV Tower | |
  Karoliniškės Location of Karoliniškės | |
| Coordinates: 54°41′24″N 25°13′14″E / 54.69000°N 25.22056°ECoordinates: 54°41′24″N 25°13′14″E / 54.69000°N 25.22056°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Vilnius city municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 31,200 |
| • Density | 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Karoliniškės is a microdistrict and eldership of Vilnius, Lithuania. The building of this district was started in 1971.
Karoliniškės covers about 3.7 km² area. There is about 1.015 km² of the slop area along the Neris River, and about 0.11 km² of a small forest, called Pasakų parkas (park of fairy-tales).
The highest building in Lithuania, the Vilnius TV Tower, is also situated in this district. Karoliniškės was the main site of the January Events of 1991.
History[]
The oldest inhabitants of the neighborhood of Karoliniškės tell that their village was named after a former mansion heiress Karolinka. On 1991 January 11-13th, 13 people died in the events near Vilnius TV Tower.
Karoliniškės started to expand in 1971. After the January Events, 8 streets in Karoliniškės were renamed after the fallen defenders' names.
External links[]
- Neighbourhoods of Vilnius