Šilėnai | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Lithuania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Šilėnai |
Coordinates: | 54.7319°N 25.0461°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Vilnius County |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Vilnius District Municipality |
Subdivision Type4: | Eldership |
Subdivision Name4: | Zujūnai eldership |
Population Total: | 90 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Šilėnai is an ethnographic village (ethnographic cultural reserve) located in the Vilnius District Municipality. It is part of the Neris Regional Park. According to the census of 2011, the village has a population of 90, a decrease from 211, counted by the 1970 census. Šilėnai village is known from historical sources from 1500 when it was donated by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Alexander to the bishops of Vilnius. A wooden church, which survived to our days, was built in 1725.[1]