Sapieginė (original) (raw)

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City neighborhood in Vilnius County, Lithuania

Sapieginė
City neighborhood
Žolyno streetŽolyno street
Sapieginė is located in LithuaniaSapieginėSapieginėLocation of Sapieginė
Coordinates: 54°42′25″N 25°20′06″E / 54.70694°N 25.33500°E / 54.70694; 25.33500
Country Lithuania
County Vilnius County
Municipality Vilnius city municipality
Eldership Antakalnis Eldership
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Sapieginė is a neighborhood of Vilnius located in the Antakalnis Eldership. It is completely within the territory of Pavilniai Regional Park.

The area houses Interwar Polish ammunition bunkers with one of the largest bat wintering spots in southeast Lithuania.[1] The National Blood Center is also located here.[2]

The eastern part of Sapieginė is located within erosion gullies of Pavilniai Regional Park.

Since 16th century, it belonged to the Sapieha noble family.[3]

  1. ^ "Kultūros vertybių registras". kvr.kpd.lt. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. ^ "Main". Nacionalinis kraujo centras. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  3. ^ Гошкевич И.И. Виленская губерния: Полный список населенных мест со статистическими данными о каждом поселении, составленный по официальным сведениям. Вильна, 1905.