Liepkalnis
{{Short description|Village in Vilnius County, Lithuania}}
Liepkalnis is an area of Vilnius, Lithuania, located within the Rasos eldership, east of Naujininkai eldership.{{Cite web |title=Vietovardžių žodynas |trans-title=Dictionary of place names |url=http://vietovardziai.lki.lt/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=vietovardziai.lki.lt |language=lt}} It is the highest point of land in Vilnius, the Hill of Laimis at {{convert|235|m|ft}} high.{{cite web|title=Liepkalnis|url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/liepkalnis/|access-date=26 November 2024|language=lt|website=VLE}}
History
File:Cerkiew_św._Eufrozyny_Wilno.JPG
841 people lived in Liepkalnis in 1905.{{Cite book |last=Goshkevich |first=I.I. |title=Виленская губерния: Полный список населенных мест со статистическими данными о каждом поселении, составленный по официальным сведениям. Вильна, 1905. |year=1905 |location=Vilnius |language=ru |trans-title=Vilnius Province: Complete list of populated areas with statistical data on each settlement, compiled from official information. Vilna, 1905.}} By 1931, the population had decreased to 619 people.Wykaz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, tom I: Województwo wileńskie. – Warszawa, Główny urząd statystyczny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, 1938 On 25 November 2024, Swiftair Flight 5960 crashed in Liepkalnis.{{cite news |date=25 November 2023 |title=Vilniuje netoli oro uosto nukrito krovininis lėktuvas: žuvo mažiausiai vienas žmogus |trans-title=Cargo plane crashes near Vilnius airport, at least one person killed |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/verslas/4/2422029/vilniuje-netoli-oro-uosto-nukrito-krovininis-lektuvas |access-date=25 November 2024 |publisher=LRT |language=lt}}
Facilities
It is home to the Liepkalnis Winter Sports Centre, LFF Stadium. The Church of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk was built in 1838. The historic Eastern Orthodox, Karaites and Tatar cemeteries are also located in Liepkalnis.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Gallery
File:LFF1_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg|Lithuanian Football Federation
File:LFF2_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg|LFF Stadium
File:Laimio_kalnas_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg|Liepkalnis Winter Sports Centre
File:Vaizdas_nuo_Laimio_kalno.JPG|View from the Hill of Lamis
File:14-08-15-Vilnius-RalfR-N3S_1917-18.jpg|Houses on Scythes and Vieversiai streets
References
{{Reflist}}
{{coord missing|Lithuania}}
Category:Neighbourhoods of Vilnius
Category:Ski areas and resorts in Lithuania
{{VilniusCounty-geo-stub}}