Grigiškės

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Grigiškės
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Grigiškės (pronunciation

AB Grigiškės, a major paper factory built in 1923. Grigiškės is situated on both banks of the Vokė river, south of the river Neris
.

History

Mounds from the 5th to 10th centuries show that the surrounding lands have been inhabited for a long time. Kunigiškės, Kauno Vokė and Salos-Afindevičiai villages were there, with the modern Grigiškės settlement being founded only in the 20th century.[2]

The name in 1923 was given by Grzegorz Kurec, an industrialist of Belarusian origin, who built a paper and cardboard factory and a water power plant with a unique Grigiškės water aqueduct.[3]

In the aftermath of

Lithuanian deportees returning from Siberia, who were prohibited to live in Vilnius, settled here. In the Soviet era, Grigiškės factory also manufactured fiberboards
.

On 15 May 1958, Grigiškės became an

Vilnius city municipality
.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vienintelis Lietuvoje miestas mieste Grigiškės švenčia gimtadienį". MadeinVilnius.lt - Vilniaus naujienų dienoraštis (in Lithuanian). 29 September 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ISBN 978-9986-745-23-5
    .
  3. vle.lt
    (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 7 April 2020.

External links

  1. Map of Grigiškės


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