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Loreta Asanavičiūtė
Loreta Asanavičiūtė (22 April 1967 – 13 January 1991) was a Lithuanian seamstress who was killed in the January Events (Lithuania), January Events, a series of violent confrontations that took place near the Vilnius TV Tower in January 1991. She was the only female among the 13 people who died in the events at the television tower. She was run over by a Soviet tank and died later in hospital. A road in the centre of Vilnius is named ''Loretos Asanavičiūtės gatvė'' in her memory; it was formerly named'' Žvaigždžių'', and renamed in 1996. The house she lived in (nr. 4) is located on that street, with a plaque commemorating her on its wall. A tilia, linden tree has been planted in her memory, along with oaks for her male fellow victims. She is buried in the Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius. References External links * ''Detailed account of her life, death, and commemoration, with several illustrations'' 1967 births 1991 deaths 20th-century Lithuanian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population was 607,667, and the Vilnius urban area (which extends beyond the city limits) has an estimated population of 747,864. Vilnius is notable for the architecture of its Vilnius Old Town, Old Town, considered one of Europe's largest and best-preserved old towns. The city was declared a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The architectural style known as Vilnian Baroque is named after the city, which is farthest to the east among Baroque architecture, Baroque cities and the largest such city north of the Alps. The city was noted for its #Demographics, multicultural population during the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, with contemporary sources comparing it to Babylon. Before World War II and The Holocaust in Lithuania, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
