Sapieginė is a neighborhood of
Vilnius
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located in the
Antakalnis Eldership. It is completely within the territory of
Pavilniai Regional Park.
The area houses
Interwar
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second World War. The interwar period was relativel ...
Polish ammunition bunkers with one of the largest bat wintering spots in southeast Lithuania. The National Blood Center is also located here.
The eastern part of Sapieginė is located within erosion gullies of Pavilniai Regional Park.
History
Since 16th century, it belonged to the
Sapieha
The House of Sapieha (; be, Сапега, ''Sapieha''; lt, Sapiega) is a Polish-Lithuanian noble and magnate family of Lithuanian and Ruthenian origin,Энцыклапедыя ВКЛ. Т.2, арт. "Сапегі" descending from the med ...
noble family.
[Гошкевич И.И. ''Виленская губерния: Полный список населенных мест со статистическими данными о каждом поселении, составленный по официальным сведениям''. Вильна, 1905.]
References
* ''Sapieginė''. Mažoji lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija, T. 3 (R–Ž). Vilnius, Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1971, p. 159
* ''Sapieginė''. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija, T. 3 (Masaitis-Simno). – Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1987. p. 626
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Neighbourhoods of Vilnius