
Vilnius - Wikipedia
Vilnius (/ ˈvɪlniəs / ⓘ VIL-nee-əs, Lithuanian: [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs] ⓘ) is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 …
Town of Wilna – Official Site of the Town of Wilna, NY
Mar 14, 2025 · Paul Smith Supervisor. Address 414 State St. Carthage, NY 13619. Contact Phone: (315)493-2771
Vilna - Jewish History
Vilna is now a vast Jewish graveyard to the remembrance of what once was a remarkably vibrant center of Jewish life. There were millions of characters of different fonts in that printing …
WILNA - JewishEncyclopedia.com
Ancient Lithuanian city, capital of the district of the same name; situated on the rivers Vilia and Vileika, about 200 miles southeast from Libau on the Baltic, and 436 miles southwest from St. …
Vilnius | History, Map, & Points of Interest | Britannica
Mar 19, 2025 · Vilnius, city, capital and largest city of Lithuania, at the confluence of the Neris (Russian: Viliya) and Vilnia rivers. Vilnius: old town section Old town section of Vilnius, …
Kehilalinks Page -- VILNA - JewishGen
The town of Vilna (in Lithuanian, Vilnius, and occasionally also known as Wilna) was founded at the beginning of the 14th century, approximately in the year 1320. Very rapidly, it became a …
Ancestral Towns - Vilna History
Wilno ... or Vilnius ...is the capital of the present day Lithuania and one of the country's oldest cities. It stretches along both banks of the fast flowing Neris River, and is set among hills and …
Wilna - The Historical Marker Database
Jul 16, 2007 · Boyhood home of William Whann Mackall. Appointed to the U. S. Military Academy in 1834. Resigned from the U. S. Army, joined the Confederacy and served on the staffs of …
"To Gain Knowledge, Go to Wilne": A Walk Through Jewish Vilnius
Mar 29, 2017 · Wilne, as it was called by its Jewish population, was the biggest Jewish city of the time. In the 18th century it was known as a religious centre and even called the “Jerusalem of …
The Story of the Jewish Community of Vilna | Yad Vashem
Known in the Jewish world as "the Jerusalem of Vilna", it was a community of rabbis and gifted Talmudic scholars, intellectuals, poets, authors, artists, craftspeople and educators - a spiritual …