Vokiečių Street (literally: ''the German Street''; ; ) is a street in the

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, the capital of

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. It is one of the oldest streets in Vilnius and its name arise from the 14th century when the

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merchants and craftsman settled there. From 1546, the

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was located in the street. The street was the most beautiful in Vilnius in the 16th century as it already had many brick houses. In the second half of the 19th century, the street was densely inhabited by the

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and the Great Synagogue of Vilna was located in Vokiečių Street 13A. Following the

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, the old structure of the street was severely destroyed as many damaged buildings were demolished and the original buildings survived only on one side of the street.

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