Eišiškės
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Eišiškės (pronunciationⓘ, Polish: Ejszyszki, Russian: Эйши́шки/Eishishki, Belarusian: Эйшы́шкі/Eishyshki, Yiddish: אײשישאָק/Eyshishok/Eishishok) is a city in southeastern Lithuania on the border with Belarus. It is situated on a small group of hills, surrounded by marshy valley of Verseka and Dumblė Rivers.[2] The rivers divide the city into two parts; the northern part is called Jurzdika. As of the census in 2011, Eišiškės had a population of 3,416.[3] It has a hospital and two high schools (one for Polish and another for Lithuanian students).
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Eišiškės | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 54°10′N 25°00′E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
County | Vilnius County |
Municipality | Šalčininkai District Municipality |
Eldership | Eišiškės eldership |
Capital of | Eišiškės eldership |
First mentioned | 1384 |
Granted city rights | 1950 |
Population (2021[1]) | |
• Total | 2,908 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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