Šeškinė (''literally'' ) is a district located in the north of

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, the capital of

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, built in 1977 as a

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Justiniškės Justiniškės, located in western edge of Vilnius, is one of the newest districts in the capital of Lithuania. It is also one of the 21 elderships of Vilnius city municipality. It was built mainly in the 1980s as a microdistrict. Almost all bu ...

district, to the north and north-west of Žvėrynas and

Šnipiškės Šnipiškės is a neighborhood in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Vilnius Central Business District is a part of Šnipiškės. Located on the north bank of the river Neris, it became the site of a modern business district with skyscrapers which ...

elderships, to the south of

Fabijoniškės Fabijoniškės located in the northern part of Vilnius, is one of the newest districts of Vilnius municipality, built in the late 1980s to early 1990s in the territory of former Fabijoniškės village. Fabijoniškės was the production site of the ...

and

Pašilaičiai Pašilaičiai is an elderships of Lithuania, eldership in Vilnius, Lithuania. It occupies . According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 33,056.

districts, and to the south-west of Verkiai district. Sesk_2023_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis

Šeškinė is a largely residential district although it is also home to the Akropolis Mall. The only

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in Vilnius was opened on June 1, 2007, next to the Siemens Arena. Šeškinė is one of the most densely populated districts, having a density of 3,600/km². It's also one of the smallest, being the 6th smallest eldership in Vilnius.

History

Earlier, the

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of Šeškinė was located there, from which the neighborhood derives its name. In historical sources, Šeškinė has been mentioned in 1390 and 1545. From 12th till mid-19th centuries, the current territory of Šeškinė belonged to

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. Until then, it was but a small settlement with wooden houses. In 1955, Šeškinė was incorporated to Vilnius city municipality and became a neighborhood. In 1977, the Šeškinė neighborhood started to build multi-story apartment blocks.

References

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