Vidiškės
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.
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. In other languages, the village was formerly known as: Polish: Przyjaźń.
Famous citizens
- Algimantas Šalna (b. 1959), Lithuanian biathlete, World and Olympic champion.
References
- ^ "Utenos apskrities gyventojų surašymo duomenys". Lithuanian official statistics department.
- ^ "Lietuvos vietovardžių geoinformacinė duomenų bazė". ekalba.lt. Lietuvių kalbos institutas. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
