Vilnius | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-06-21

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius


00:01:22 1 Etymology and other names
00:03:48 2 History
00:03:57 2.1 Early history and Grand Duchy of Lithuania
00:06:48 2.2 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
00:09:03 2.3 In the Russian Empire
00:11:19 2.4 In Poland
00:14:22 2.5 World War II
00:17:40 2.6 In the Lithuanian SSR (Soviet Union)
00:19:08 2.7 Independent Lithuania
00:22:43 3 Geography
00:23:56 4 Climate
00:25:43 5 Demographics
00:31:34 5.1 Evolution
00:31:49 6 Culture
00:38:26 7 Economy
00:39:18 8 Education
00:41:13 9 Religion
00:46:01 10 Parks, squares and cemeteries
00:49:03 11 Sports
00:50:57 12 Transport
00:52:32 12.1 Public transport
00:56:06 13 Administration
00:56:15 13.1 City government
00:59:23 13.2 Municipal council
01:00:48 13.3 Mayors
01:02:10 13.4 Subdivisions
01:03:40 14 Twin towns – sister cities
01:03:53 15 Significant depictions in popular culture
01:05:23 16 Notable people
01:05:33 17 See also



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Vilnius (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs] (listen), see also other names) is the capital of Lithuania and its largest city, with a population of 574,147 as of 2018. The population of Vilnius functional urban area, that stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 697,691 (as of 2017). Vilnius is in the southeast part of Lithuania and is the second largest city in the Baltic states. Vilnius is the seat of the main government institutions of Lithuania and the Vilnius District Municipality. 
Vilnius is classified as a Gamma global city according to GaWC studies, and is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. Before World War II, Vilnius was one of the largest Jewish centres in Europe. Its Jewish influence has led to it being described as the "Jerusalem of Lithuania" and Napoleon named it "the Jerusalem of the North" as he was passing through in 1812. In 2009, Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture, together with the Austrian city of Linz.