Kalinas (Lithuania)
Kalinas | |
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Village | |
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  Kalinas Location of Kalinas | |
| Coordinates: 54°48′32″N 25°16′59″E / 54.80889°N 25.28306°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County | Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Vilnius district municipality |
| Eldership | Riešė Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 69 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kalinas (Polish: Kalin) is a village in Vilnius District Municipality, Riešė Eldership. It is located 2 kilometers northeast of Didžioji Riešė, by the Riešė river.
History[1][2][edit]
In 1861, a 200-hectare land in present-day Kalinas was bought by a manor lord and engineer from Vilnius and named Miedziechowszczyzna (Lithuanian: Miedziechovščyzna). Later, the area was renamed to Kalin.
The village was formerly known as Medikiškės, later Kalina.
For a short period during the Soviet occupation, it was a local administrative centre.
References[edit]
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