Liepkalnis is an area of

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population w ...

, Lithuania, located within the Rasos eldership, east of

Naujininkai Naujininkai is one of the elderships of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is situated in the south-west of the city and lies between Vilnius International Airport and the railway station. It has an Old Believers Old Believers or Old Ritualists ( Russ ...

eldership. It is the highest point of land in Vilnius, the Hill of Laimis at high.

History

841 people lived in Liepkalnis in 1905. By 1931, the population had decreased to 619 people. On 25 November 2024,

Swiftair Flight 5960 Swiftair Flight 5960 (operating as European Air Transport Leipzig Flight 18D) was an international cargo flight that crashed early in the morning on 25 November 2024 while on final approach to Vilnius Airport. The aircraft, flying from Leipzig/H ...

crashed in Liepkalnis.

Facilities

It is home to the Liepkalnis Winter Sports Centre,

LFF Stadium FK Žalgiris' Home Stadium (), formerly known as Vėtra Stadium and LFF Stadium, is a Soccer-specific stadium, football stadium in Vilnius, Lithuania. The stadium succeeded the Žalgiris Stadium as the main venue of FK Žalgiris, the city's prima ...

. The Church of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk was built in 1838. The historic

Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main Branches of Christianity, branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholic Church, Catholicism and Protestantism ...

, Karaites and

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cemeteries are also located in Liepkalnis.

Gallery

File:LFF1_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg,

Lithuanian Football Federation The Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF; ) is the governing body of football in Lithuania. The Federation is responsible for football development in the country and for the national teams, including the Lithuania national football team. It is bas ...

File:LFF2_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg,

File:Laimio_kalnas_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg, Liepkalnis Winter Sports Centre File:Vaizdas_nuo_Laimio_kalno.JPG, View from the Hill of Lamis File:14-08-15-Vilnius-RalfR-N3S_1917-18.jpg, Houses on Scythes and Vieversiai streets

References

Neighbourhoods of Vilnius Ski areas and resorts in Lithuania {{VilniusCounty-geo-stub