Medininkai

Medininkai
Village
Medininkai Location of Medininkai
Coordinates: 54°32′20″N 25°39′00″E / 54.53889°N 25.65000°ECoordinates: 54°32′20″N 25°39′00″E / 54.53889°N 25.65000°E
Country	Lithuania
County	Vilnius County
Municipality	Vilnius district municipality
Eldership	Medininkai eldership
Capital of	Medininkai eldership
Population (2001)
• Total	508
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Church of Medininkai

Medininkai (Polish: Miedniki Królewskie) is a village in Lithuania, located 26 km (16 mi) from Vilnius and 2 km (1.2 mi) from the Lithuanian–Belarusian border. According to the 2001 census, the village had 508 residents.^[1] Medininkai is the administrative center of an eldership. According to a 2010 eldership report, it had 1374 residents, of whom 92,3% were Polish, 3.2% Lithuanian, and 2.9% Russian.^[2]

The village is situated on the Medininkai Highland, near the highest points of Lithuania – the Juozapinė Hill and Aukštojas Hill. The village is famous for the ruins of the Medininkai Castle. On July 31 1991 a still illegal Lithuanian border post was, attacked by the Soviet OMON forces. Seven Lithuanian voluteer officers were shot, while Tomas Šernas barely survived. The village was briefly featured in the 2007 movie, Hannibal Rising (film).

Monument of seven Lithuanian customs officers, killed July 31, 1991 in Medininkai

See also

• Soviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border posts

References

1. Vilniaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2003. p. 90. ISBN 9955-588-04-7.
2. "Vilniaus rajono savivaldybės administracijos Medininkų seniūnijos 2010 m. veiklos programa" (in Lithuanian). Vilnius district municipality. March 24, 2010.