Sapieginė is a neighborhood 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 ...
located in the
Antakalnis Eldership. It is completely within the territory of
Pavilniai Regional Park.
The area houses
Interwar
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period, also known as the interbellum (), lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II ( ...
Polish ammunition bunkers with one of the largest bat wintering spots in southeast Lithuania. The National Blood Center is also located here.
The eastern part of Sapieginė is located within erosion gullies of Pavilniai Regional Park.
History
Since 16th century, it belonged to the
Sapieha
The House of Sapieha (; ; ; ) is a Polish-Lithuanian noble and magnate family of Ruthenian origin,Энцыклапедыя ВКЛ. Т.2, арт. "Сапегі" descending from the medieval boyars of Smolensk and Polotsk. Vernadsky, George. ...
noble family.
[Гошкевич И.И. ''Виленская губерния: Полный список населенных мест со статистическими данными о каждом поселении, составленный по официальным сведениям''. Вильна, 1905.]
References
* ''Sapieginė''. Mažoji lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija, T. 3 (R–Ž). Vilnius, Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1971, p. 159
* ''Sapieginė''. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija, T. 3 (Masaitis-Simno). – Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1987. p. 626
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Neighbourhoods of Vilnius