Šilėnai is an ethnographic village (ethnographic cultural reserve) located in the

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. It is part of the Neris Regional Park. According to the census of 2011, the village has a population of 90, a decrease from 211, counted by the 1970 census. Šilėnai village is known from historical sources from 1500 when it was donated by the

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to the bishops of Vilnius. A wooden church, which survived to our days, was built in 1725.

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