Vilnius

Vilnius
City municipality
Top: Vilnius Old Town Middle left: Vilnius Cathedral Middle right: St. Anne's Church The 3rd row: Vilnius business district (Šnipiškės) The 4th row: Presidential Palace.
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Jerusalem of Lithuania, Athens of the North
Motto(s):  Unitas, Justitia, Spes (Latin: Unity, Justice, Hope)
Location of Vilnius
Coordinates: 54°41′N 25°17′E / 54.683°N 25.283°E / 54.683; 25.283
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Dainava
County	Vilnius County
Municipality	Vilnius city municipality
Capital of	Lithuania Vilnius County Vilnius city municipality Vilnius district municipality
First mentioned	1323
Granted city rights	1387
Elderships	List Antakalnis Fabijoniškės Grigiškės Justiniškės Karoliniškės Lazdynai Naujamiestis Naujininkai Naujoji Vilnia Paneriai Pašilaičiai Pilaitė Rasos Šeškinė Šnipiškės Verkiai Vilkpėdė Senamiestis (Old Town) Viršuliškės Žirmūnai Žvėrynas
Area
• City municipality	401 km2 (155 sq mi)
Elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Population  (2014)[1]
• City municipality	539 939
• Density	1,391.9/km2 (3,605/sq mi)
• Metro	806 308 (Vilnius County)
Demonym	Vilnian
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	01001-14191
Area code	(+370) 5
Website	http://www.vilnius.lt/

Vilnius is the largest city and the capital of Lithuania, with a population of 553,904 (850,700 together with Vilnius County) as of December 2005.^[2] It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County. Vilnius is 312 kilometres (194 mi) from the Baltic Sea and Klaipėda, the most important Lithuanian seaport. Vilnius is connected by highways to other major Lithuanian cities, such as Kaunas (102 km/63 mi away), Šiauliai (214 km/133 mi away) and Panevėžys (135 km/84 mi away).

1. ↑ "Total area and population by administrative territory, statistical indicator and year". Statistics Lithuania. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
2. ↑ Number of population by county, city (town) and municipality |Statistics Lithuania Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine © Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (Statistics Lithuania). Accessed May 2, 2006.