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    Eišiškės (pronunciation, Polish: Ejszyszki, Russian: Эйши́шки/Eishishki, Belarusian: Эйшы́шкі/Eishyshki, Yiddish: אײשישאָק/Eyshishok/Eishishok) is a city...
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    the Vilnius region. In 1962, Šalčininkai and Eišiškės districts were merged into one and named Eišiškės district, while five neighborhoods were transferred...
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    in October 1990, with adopting by the congress of Polish delegates in Eišiškės the declaration of the creation of the Polish National-Territorial Region [pl]...
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    Jonynas argued that Anna was a sister of Sudimantas, a nobleman from Eišiškės and commander of Vytautas' army. Teutonic Chronicle mentions Sudimantas...
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  • In 1349 Algirdas sent him along with two sons, Aikštas or Eikšis from Eišiškės and Simeon from Svislach, to Jani Beg, Khan of the Golden Horde, to negotiate...
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    Center of Agricultural Research. Born as Yitzchak-Avigdor Wilkansky in Eišiškės, Russian Empire (now in Lithuania), Elazari-Volcani got a degree in Agronomy...
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  • Vaitkuškis Palace 18th century Vaitkuškis Partially rebuilt Eišiškės Castle 15th century Eišiškės Ruins Kaunas Castle 14th century Kaunas Partially rebuilt...
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    burned or destroyed. The first incident occurred on 17 December 1990 in Eišiškės. Shift leader Petras Pumputis was beaten, lost consciousness, and was taken...
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    Yaffa Eliach (category People from Eišiškės)
    Ejszyszki (Yiddish: איישישאָק/Eishyshok) near Vilna. It is a small town now Eišiškės, Lithuania, but before the war it was part of Second Polish Republic, and...
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  • second round of the Second Congress of Deputies of the Vilnius Region in Eišiškės, Ciechanowicz proposed the proclamation of the Autonomous Polish Vilnius...
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  • Thumbnail for Administrative divisions of Lithuania
    Several more counties (including Zarasai, Naujieji Švenčionys, Vilnius, Eišiškės, Lida, Ashmyany and Hrodna) were reserved for territories in the Vilnius...
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  • killed people in Paneriai, Nemenčinė, Naujoji Vilnia, Varėna, Jašiūnai, Eišiškės, Trakai, Semeliškės, and Švenčionys. When the Germans closed Vilnius' monasteries...
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    000 hectares (260 km2) is covered with trees. The KK105 [lt] Pirčiupiai-Eišiškės road crosses the forest's western part, while the KK176 [lt] Pirčiupiai-Jašiūnai...
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    side is covered by the Dzūkian Highland, while eastern side is in the Eišiškės Plateau where is the highest point of Varėna District Municipality - the...
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    989 3,158 3,884 1792 Kaunas County Kaišiadorys District Municipality 16 Eišiškės Listen • Info 2,734 2,908 3,765 1950 Vilnius County Šalčininkai District...
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    Poles: Vilnius: 85,438 Šalčininkai: 4,930 Lentvaris: 2,859 Nemenčinė: 2,858 Eišiškės: 2,844 Pabradė: 2,681 Grigiškės: 2,518 Visaginas: 2,084 Trakai: 938 Švenčionys:...
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    attack on the city fought instead at Maišiagala, Kraučiūnai [lt], and Eišiškės. In Kraučiūnai, the "Węgielny" group battled with the retreating German...
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    19.87 Eiguliai Eldership Kaunas City Municipality 39371 14.5 2,715.24 Eišiškės Eldership Šalčininkai District Municipality 3805 63 60.40 Elektrėnai Eldership...
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  • Thumbnail for Aharon ben Yosef ha-Kohen
    HaCohen, and his wife, Haniya bat Tzvi. He studied in the yeshivas of Eišiškės and Białystok. While in Bialystok, he assisted the Yisrael Meir Kagan,...
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  • soldiers) Polish Home Army quarter in Dubičiai Polish Home Army quarter in Eišiškės Polish Home Army quarter in Kalesninkai (24 soldiers) Polish military quarter...
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  • Thumbnail for Leičiai
    their services were in decline. For example, one leitis from volost of Eišiškės, in a 1514 litigation against a minor landowner over his patrimonial plot...
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  • Thumbnail for Battle of Wiłkomierz
    1433, together with the Livonian knights, Švitrigaila raided Lida, Kreva, Eišiškės and devastated the surrounding areas near Vilnius, Trakai, and Kaunas....
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  • (≥ 20%) Raion % City of Vilnius 20.00% Vilnius 81.44% Šalčininkai 83.87% Nemenčinė 73.21% Eišiškės 67.40% Trakai 48.17% Švenčionys 23.86% Vievis 22.87%...
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  • Thumbnail for Teodor Narbutt
    notable engineer. Between 1847 and 1852 he constructed a parish church in Eišiškės (Ejszyszki in Polish), now Lithuania. Although loyal to Imperial Russia...
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  • 6,000 auksinas to Stephen Báthory, and in return received the town of Eišiškės. During Báthory's reign, merchants of Vilnius once again unsuccessfully...
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    continued the fight while making the way through Paneriai, Rūdninkai, Eišiškės and Novy Dvor [pl]. The defense of Vilnius despite initial successes became...
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  • Thumbnail for Nowogródek Voivodeship (1919–1939)
    northern part of the former Lida county, including the town of Ejszyszki (now Eišiškės) became part of Lithuania. Citations Wegner, Bernd (1997). From peace to...
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    Duke of Lithuania. They both were married to daughters of Sudimantas of Eišiškės. Ivan's daughter Juliana became the third wife of Vytautas in 1418. His...
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    July–October 1920, he saw action in the Polish–Lithuanian War near Rykantai, Eišiškės, Lentvaris, Vilnius. He was awarded the Order of the Cross of Vytis for...
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  • returned at the beginning of 1540. In 1537, Tyszkiewicz received a manor near Eišiškės from Grand Duke Sigismund I the Old. The manor was set on fire by two men...
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