Seniūnaitija ''(literally "sub-eldership")'' is the lowest level administrative-territorial unit in
Lithuania. Seniūnaitija is led by a ''seniūnaitis'' who represents communities of inhabited places. ''Seniūnaitis'' are elected for a 2-year tenure.
A legal change on 15 September 2008 first allowed the establishment of sub-elderships. The first sub-elderships established by
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
appeared in November and December 2008, and by 2009, the majority of municipalities had established sub-elderships.
See also
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Administrative divisions of Lithuania
This article is about the administrative divisions of Lithuania.
Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1251–1569)
In the earliest stages of the formation of the Lithuanian state, the area included several "lands" (Lithuanian: plural – ', singular – ' ...
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Counties
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
(Lithuanian: singular – ''apskritis'', plural – ''apskritys'')
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Municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
(Lithuanian: plural – ''savivaldybės'', singular – ''savivaldybė'')
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Elderships (or wards) (eldership, ward) (Lithuanian: plural – ''seniūnijos'', singular – ''seniūnija'').
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Cities
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
(Lithuanian: plural – ''miestai'', singular – ''miestas'')
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Towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
(Lithuanian: plural – ''miesteliai'', singular – ''miestelis'')
External links
Changed Local Self-Government Law (lithuanian)
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Subdivisions of Lithuania