Avižieniai

Village in Lithuania

Coat of arms

54°45′50″N 25°10′59″E / 54.76389°N 25.18306°E / 54.76389; 25.18306Country

LithuaniaCounty

Vilnius CountyMunicipalityVilnius District MunicipalityEldershipAvižieniai EldershipPopulation

(2011)

• Total2,125Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Avižieniai [avʲɪ'ʒʲɪenʲɪai] is a village in Vilnius District Municipality, Lithuania, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the A2 Vilnius-Panevėžys highway. The village had a population of 2,125 as of 2011,^[1] which grew to 2,318 inhabitants in 2021 (according to the national census results) and is a centre of Avižieniai Eldership. During the Soviet period, a gardening farm (specialized kolkhoz) was formed in Avižieniai, which territorially also covered what is now Fabijoniškės and Pašilaičiai microdistricts in Vilnius. Avižieniai is famous for its manufacturing: motor vehicle bus manufacturer – ALTAS komercinis transportas with more than 200 employees,^[2] smaller steel furniture factory and other industry.

References

^ "Gyventojai gyvenamosiose vietovėse". Statistics Lithuania. 2013-01-25. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
^ Altas Komercinis Transportas