Vidiškės
Village in Utena County, Lithuania
Coat of arms
(2021)
Vidiškės is a village in Ignalina district municipality, in Utena County, southern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 931 people.[1]
The village has a church (built in 1906) and Vidiškės manor (from XVII C.) with its 6 buildings. Between Varnio Lake and Vidiškės manor there is a large park. The village has a gymnasium, a library and a post office (ZIP code: 30030).
Etymology
Vidiškės is a possessive place name, a derivative of the suffix -iškės and the Lithuanian masculine given name Vidas.[2] In other languages, the village was formerly known as: Polish: Przyjaźń.
Famous citizens
- Algimantas Šalna (b. 1959), Lithuanian biathlete, World and Olympic champion.
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Utena County
- Aknystos
- Avilčiai
- Ažuožeriai
- Čiulai
- Didžiasalis
- Didžiasalis (village)
- Dysna
- Galalaukiai
- Ginučiai
- Kazitiškis
- Kulionys
- Linkmenys
- Naujieji Elmininkai
- Navikai
- Palūšė
- Pivorai
- Raguvėlė
- Rimaldiškė
- Rokėnai
- Rubikiai
- Stelmužė
- Stripeikiai
- Videniškiai
- Vidiškės
- Vosiūnai
- Zabičiūnai
- Žvaigždžiakalnis
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