Justiniškės, located in western edge of
Vilnius
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, is one of the newest districts in the capital of
Lithuania
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. It is also one of the 21
elderships of
Vilnius city municipality. It was built mainly in the 1980s as a
microdistrict. Almost all buildings are large
Soviet
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-built residential apartment complexes. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, it has a population of 27,462.
Facilities
There are about 289 large apartment buildings. The streets in Justiniškės are: Taikos (''Peace''), Rygos (''
Riga
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''), Justiniškių, Ežeraičio, Skatulės and Mozūriškių.
Justiniškės has stores from major Lithuanian
store chains such as
IKI,
Maxima, Norfa and
Rimi. There are a few schools in the area:
Mykolas Biržiška Gymnasium (''Mykolo Biržiškos gimnazija''), Pelėda primary school (''Pelėdos pradinė mokykla'', named after
owl), Sietuva progymnasium (''Sietuvos progimnazija''), Taika progymnasium (''Taikos progimnazija''), Vyturys primary school (''Vyturio pradinė mokykla'', named after
lark) and a few more. There also are some
kindergarten
Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cen ...
s: "Nykštukas" (''Dwarf''), "Žilvinėlis", and "Justinukas". Several banks, including
SEB and
Swedbank, offer their services to the residents.
The district has a recreation area with a little forest, a park, and a lake.
References
External links
Eldership website
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Neighbourhoods of Vilnius