Place:Šalčininkai, Šalčininkai, Vilnius, Lithuania

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NameŠalčininkai
TypeTown
Coordinates54.3°N 25.383°E
Located inŠalčininkai, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Šalčininkai (, Solechnik) is a city in Vilnius County, Lithuania, situated south-east of Vilnius, near the border with Belarus.

Šalčininkai attained the town status in 1956 and is now a capital of the Šalčininkai district municipality. Šalčininkai features a multi-ethnic population of Poles (72%), Lithuanians (13%), Russians (7%), Belarusians (4%). Šalčininkai contains the highest percentage number of Poles of any town in Lithuania. The town's coat of arms, designed by Arvydas Každailis, shows three hazelnuts symbolizing solidarity of the population. Polish pole vaulting Olympic champion Władysław Kozakiewicz was born in the town.

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