Naujoji Vilnia

Country: Lithuania
Location: eastern district of Vilnius, situated in Vilnia river valley
Area: 39.3 km²
Population: over 32,800 (about 34% is Polish)

Wikipedia page: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowa_Wilejka

About the town

Naujoji Vilnia is an administratory district of Vilnius. Mostly built-up with dettached houses, Naujoji Vilnia is famous for its natural landscapes.
Because of the great number of Polish inhabitants, there is a Polish school of the J.I. Kraszewski name.(12 grades), of which our commune is a patron. There is also a primary school called „Żakaliano” (4 grades), and a Polish nursery.
Polish writer Tadeusz Konwicki was born here in 1926.

The partnership agreement was signed on 20th March, 2009 in Vilnius by Prefect of Naujoji Vilnia Commune – Jurij Gridiuško and Konstancin-Jeziorna Commune Mayor – Marek Skowroński. The main fields of cooperation are: culture, education, sport and social welfare.