Literatų Street (literally: ''Literati Street''; lt, Literatų gatvė) is one of streets in the
Old Town
In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are ma ...
of
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...
, the capital of
Lithuania
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. It is a short narrow street mostly known for public display of decorative and artistic plaques dedicated to writers who have lived and worked in Vilnius or otherwise have shared a connection with Vilnius and Lithuania. The artwork was first added in 2009 when Vilnius was designated as the
European Capital of Culture and has grown to some 200 plaques.
Its name originates from the many
printing house
In publishing, printers are both companies providing printing services and individuals who directly operate printing presses.
Printers can include:
*Newspaper printers, often owned by newspaper publishers
*Magazine printers, usually independe ...
s and
bookstore
Bookselling is the commercial trading of books which is the retail and distribution end of the publishing process. People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers, bookdealers, bookpeople, bookmen, or bookwomen. The founding of librari ...
s which were located in the street or from the fact that prominent poet
Adam Mickiewicz briefly lived there in 1823.
References
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Streets in Vilnius
Tourist attractions in Vilnius