| Juodšiliai Eldership Juodšilių seniūnija | |
|---|---|
| Eldership | |
 Eldership administrative building in Juodšiliai | |
 Location of Juodšiliai Eldership | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
| County |  Vilnius County |
| Municipality |  Vilnius District Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Juodšiliai |
| Government | |
| • Elder | Tadeuš Aškalianec |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.63 km (9.12 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,671 |
| • Density | 200/km (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | https://www.vrsa.lt |
Juodšiliai Eldership (Lithuanian: Juodšilių seniūnija) is an eldership in Lithuania, located in Vilnius District Municipality, south of Vilnius.
Etymology
The name Juodšiliai means "the black groves" . The village was named sometime after 1920, and takes its name from the surrounding coniferous forests.
Geography and nature
Rudaminėlė, a tributary of Vokė, flows along the northwest border of the eldership.
History
The settlement appeared relatively recently. Until World War I, the area was a forest (named Juodasis Šilas), which was felled by German soldiers. A railway was laid to transport the timber, and a train station was built nearby.
The cleared space near the railway gave rise to a railroad worker village Reslerava.
The scenic area was favoured by the intelligentsia of Vilnius, and a campsite was built there.
In 1919, a school was opened in the village, and a monastery worked between 1920 and 1939. An orphanage also worked from 1924 to 1946.
The construction of a church was started in 1936, but was halted due to the war. After it, the church building was used to establish a foster home, later a hospital, but a fire in 1991 damaged the building. In 2001, the church was returned to its original purpose, and the church was officially inaugurated in 2016.
Populated places
9 villages are located in the eldership, the largest of which are Juodšiliai and Valčiūnai.
Notable locations
- Juodšiliai Church of the Blessed Mykolas Sopočka
- Juodšiliai tumulus
- Dusinėnai tumuli
- Prūdiškės Manor ruins
- Writer Józef Mackiewicz farmhouse in Juodšiliai
- Kelmytė ancient charcoal-burning place
Ethnic composition
According to the 2011 census:
- Polish - 46.1%
- Lithuanian - 27.9%
- Russian - 13.7%
- Belarusian - 6.8%
Notable people
- Uršulė Leduchovska (1865-1939), nun, actively helped the impoverished and young women. Recognized as a saint in 2003.
- Mykolas Sopočka (1880-1975), catholic priest, professor of theology, who sheltered in the village from Soviet deportations.
- Józef Mackiewicz (1902-1985), Polish writer, publicist and politician. Lived in Juodšiliai during the Soviet occupation.
Gallery
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Church of Juodšiliai
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Juodšiliai in 2013
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Prūdiškės in 2014
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Miškiniai
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Former railway station at Valčiūnai
References
- "Department of Statistics". Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ "Vilniaus rajono savivaldybės administracija - Darbuotojų informacija". www.vrsa.lt. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Juodšiliai". www.vle.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- Republic of Lithuania 2011 National Census data