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Šilėnai

Coordinates: 54°43′55″N 25°02′46″E / 54.73194°N 25.04611°E / 54.73194; 25.04611
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Šilėnai
Village
Church in Šilėnai
Church in Šilėnai
Šilėnai is located in Lithuania
Šilėnai
Šilėnai
Location of Šilėnai
Coordinates: 54°43′55″N 25°02′46″E / 54.73194°N 25.04611°E / 54.73194; 25.04611
Country Lithuania
County Vilnius County
MunicipalityVilnius District Municipality
EldershipZujūnai eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total90
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Šilėnai is an ethnographic village (ethnographic cultural reserve) located in the Vilnius District Municipality. It is part of the Neris Regional Park. According to the census of 2011, the village has a population of 90, a decrease from 211, counted by the 1970 census. Šilėnai village is known from historical sources from 1500 when it was donated by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Alexander to the bishops of Vilnius. A wooden church, which survived to our days, was built in 1725.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Šilėnai | Vilnijos vartai". vilnijosvartai.lt. Retrieved 2019-07-20.