Šeškinė (''literally'' lt, 'A place with a lot of polecats') is a fairly new district located in the north of

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, the capital of

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, built in 1977 as a

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Šeškinė is a largely residential district although it is also home to the Akropolis Mall, one of the largest in

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. The second largest sports facilities in Lithuania, the Siemens Arena and the

Lietuvos Rytas Arena Jeep Arena is a 2,741-seat basketball arena in Vilnius, Lithuania, built next to Avia Solutions Group Arena. Rytas Vilnius play the Lithuanian Basketball League's home matches in the arena. In 2014, its capacity was expanded from 1,700 seats to ...

, are also located there. The only

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in Vilnius was opened on June 1, 2007 next to the Siemens Arena. Earlier, the

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of Šeškinė was located there, from which the neighborhood derives its name.

History

In historical sources, Šeškinė has been mentioned in 1390 and 1545. From 12th till mid-19th centuries, the current territory of Šeškinė belonged to

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. Until then, it was but a small settlement with wooden houses. In 1955, Šeškinė was incorporated to Vilnius city municipality and became a neighborhood. In 1977, Šeškinė neighborhood started to build multi-storey apartment blocks.

References

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