Rūdiškės (; pl, Rudziszki; be, Рудзішкі) is a
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
in the
Trakai district municipality,
Lithuania about 15 km south of
Trakai
Trakai (; see names section for alternative and historic names) is a historic town and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Because of its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is a popular tourist destination. ...
.
During the
interwar period it was part of the
Second Polish Republic.
Until 2003
FK Vėtra
FK Vėtra was a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius.
History
The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rūdiškės, a settlement in Trakai district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of ...
was based in Rūdiškės. In 2003 FK Vėtra won bronze medals in the elite division and reached
LFF Cup finals and the same year it was relocated to
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...
. Now the city has its FK Rūdiškės football club.
Population
In 2011, the city had a population of 2300: Lithuanians - 50,83% (1169), Poles - 36,17% (832), Russians - 8,52% (196), Belarusians - 2,26% (52), Ukrainians - 0,7% (16), others - 1,52% (35).
Sister cities
*
Zalewo, Poland
"Miasta partnerskie"
Zalewo city portal
References
Cities in Vilnius County
Cities in Lithuania
Troksky Uyezd
Wilno Voivodeship (1926–1939)
Trakai District Municipality
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