Eišiškės
Eišiškės (ⓘ, 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. 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. It has a hospital and two high schools (one for Polish and another for Lithuanian students).
Eišiškės | |
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City | |
Central square of Eišiškės | |
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Coat of arms | |
Eišiškės Location of Eišiškės | |
| 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) | |
| • Total | 2,908 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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