Which Major City in Lithuania are any of the Lithuanian Elderships closest to

A ''seniūnija'' (in English: eldership, elderate, ward, parish, or subdistrict) is the smallest administrative division of

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. An eldership may comprise a very small

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consisting of few

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

s, one single

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, or a part of a big

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

. Elderships vary in size and population depending on their location and nature. A few elderships make up a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

. Šilainiai, Dainava, Verkiai, Žirmūnai 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.

are the most populous elderates, with population counts over , around twice the population of some entire municipalities. Elderships manage small-scale local matters, such as repairing pavements and dirt roads, and keep records on all families living in the eldership. The premise of the concept is that — unlike in higher administrative divisions — an elder (the

leader Leadership, is defined as the ability of an individual, group, or organization to "", influence, or guide other individuals, teams, or organizations. "Leadership" is a contested term. Specialist literature debates various viewpoints on the co ...

of the eldership) could have time to talk to every person in the eldership who wants to. Modern Lithuania is divided into 10 counties, 60 municipalities, and 546 elderships. Elderships function as municipal districts. In cities, an elder is elected to each eldership district, along with a mayor for the city. In the

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, the term referred to significantly larger administrative units,''Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštijos administracinio teritorinio suskirstymo raida'' ("Development of the administrative territorial division of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania"), ''

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'', vol. XII (Lietuva) such as the Eldership of Samogitia, the name of the

Duchy of Samogitia The Duchy of Samogitia (, , ) was an administrative unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1422 (and from 1569, a member country of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth). Between 1422 and 1441 it was known as the Eldership of Samogitia. Si ...

during 1422-1441.

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