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Ričardas Šileika
Ričardas Šileika (born 3 April 1968 in Atkočiai, Ukmergė) is a Lithuanian writer, essayist and photographer. Bibliography Poetry *''Kalvaratas'' (1992) *''Audivi'' (1997) *''Metraščiai'' (1998) Essays *''Ričardo Šileikos vardo provincija nr. 345'' (2003). External links Rasytojai.lt: About the author Lithuanian writers Lithuanian male poets Lithuanian essayists Living people 1968 births {{Lithuania-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukmergė District Municipality
Ukmergė (; previously ''Vilkmergė''; ) is a city in Vilnius County, Lithuania, located northwest of Vilnius. It is the administrative center of the Ukmergė District Municipality. Ukmergė (Vilkmergė) was mentioned for the first time as a settlement in 1333. The Ukmergė Old Town contains structure of old streets and squares, also well-preserved buildings of the 19th-20th centuries, therefore it was included in the Registry of Cultural Property (Lithuania), Registry of Cultural Property of Lithuania. Etymology and variant names The city took its original name ''Vilkmergė'' from the River, which was initially called Vilkmergė and assumed a diminutive form after the growth of the settlement. It is commonly thought that the name may be translated as "she-wolf", from the combination of ''Vilkas'' (wolf) and ''Merga'' (maiden). More likely the second root of the dual-stemmed name is the verb ''merg-/merk-'' meaning "to submerge" or "to dip". According to local legend, Vilkm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
