Riešė is a village in Vilnius District Municipality,

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. According to the 2021 census, it had population of 1,595, an increase from 2011 census, which recorded 1,234 inhabitants, up from 419 in 1989 or +281% in 32 years. According to the estimates of the

Avižieniai Eldership Avižieniai Eldership ( lt, Avižienių seniūnija) is an eldership in Lithuania, located in Vilnius District Municipality, northwest of Vilnius. It is the most populous eldership in the municipality. Geography The eldership has a hillfort ...

, it had population of 1,707. Riešė together with adjacent villages is one of the fastest growing localities in the vicinity 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 ...

because of

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. The oldest and the largest (more than 800 horses) horse farm in

, specializing in breeding and growing Trakehner,

Žemaitukas The Žemaitukas (plural: Žemaitukai, literally: ''little Samogitian'') is a historic horse breed from Lithuania. It may be classified as a pony, due to its relatively short stature (between 131–141 centimeters at the withers). Known from t ...

, and other horse breeds, is situated in Riešė. Riešė has a champignon mushroom growing complex, one of the largest in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Riese Villages in Vilnius County Vilnius District Municipality