Justiniškes
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Justiniškės, located in western edge of Vilnius
, is one of the newest districts in the capital of Lithuania
. It is also one of the 21 elderships of Vilnius city municipality
. It was built mainly in the 1980s as a microdistrict
. Almost all buildings are large Soviet-built residential apartment complexes. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 30,958.
), Justiniškių, Ežeraičio, Skatulės and Mozūriškių.
Justiniškės has stores from major Lithuanian store chain
s like Norfa, IKI, Maxima
. There are a few schools in the area: Taikos comprehensive school (Taikos pagrindinė mokykla), Mykolas Biržiška
Gymnasium (Mykolo Biržiškos gimnazija), Vyturys primary school (Vyturio pradinė mokykla, named after lark
), Pelėda primary school (Pelėdos pradinė mokykla, named after owl
), Sietuva high school (Sietuvos vidurinė mokykla) and a few more. Also there is some kindergarten
s "Nykštukas" (Dwarf), "Žilvinėlis", "Justinukas". Several banks, including SEB Vilniaus bankas
, Swedbank
, and Snoras
, offer their services to the residents.
The district has good a recreation area with a little forest, park, and a lake.
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, is one of the newest districts in the capital of Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. It is also one of the 21 elderships of Vilnius city municipality
Vilnius city municipality
The Vilnius city municipality , is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It is in the southeastern part of country, in Vilnius County and consists of the city of Vilnius, the town of Grigiškės and some rural areas.- History :...
. It was built mainly in the 1980s as a microdistrict
Microdistrict
Microdistrict, or microraion , is a residential complex—a primary structural element of the residential area construction in the Soviet Union and in some post-Soviet and former Communist states...
. Almost all buildings are large Soviet-built residential apartment complexes. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 30,958.
Facilities
There are 289 large apartment buildings. Streets in Justiniškės: Taikos (Peace), Rygos (RigaRiga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
), Justiniškių, Ežeraičio, Skatulės and Mozūriškių.
Justiniškės has stores from major Lithuanian store chain
Chain store
Chain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses. In retail, dining and many service categories, chain businesses...
s like Norfa, IKI, Maxima
VP Market
VP Group is one of the largest Lithuanian groups of private companies. It is a holding company through which shareholders manage numerous subsidiaries. It traces its roots to 1992...
. There are a few schools in the area: Taikos comprehensive school (Taikos pagrindinė mokykla), Mykolas Biržiška
Mykolas Biržiška
Mykolas Biržiška , a Lithuanian editor, historian, professor of literature, diplomat, and politician, was one of the twenty signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania....
Gymnasium (Mykolo Biržiškos gimnazija), Vyturys primary school (Vyturio pradinė mokykla, named after lark
Lark
Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. All species occur in the Old World, and in northern and eastern Australia; only one, the Shore Lark, has spread to North America, where it is called the Horned Lark...
), Pelėda primary school (Pelėdos pradinė mokykla, named after owl
Owl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
), Sietuva high school (Sietuvos vidurinė mokykla) and a few more. Also there is some kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
s "Nykštukas" (Dwarf), "Žilvinėlis", "Justinukas". Several banks, including SEB Vilniaus bankas
SEB Vilniaus bankas
SEB Bank , a subsidiary of Swedish SEB Group, is a commercial bank of Lithuania. It was registered as a public company in the Enterprise Register of the Republic of Lithuania on 29 November 1990...
, Swedbank
Swedbank
Swedbank AB is a leading Nordic-Baltic banking group with 9.5 million retail customers and 534,000 corporate customers in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. In Sweden, the group has 377 branches. In the Baltic countries, it has another 224 branches...
, and Snoras
Snoras
Bankas Snoras AB or simply SNORAS was a commercial bank, founded in Lithuania operating in all three Baltic states. It is a member of the financial group Konversbank and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Vilnius stock exchange. On November 16, 2011, 100% of the bank shares were nationalized by the...
, offer their services to the residents.
The district has good a recreation area with a little forest, park, and a lake.