Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name4: | Juodšiliai eldership |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Lithuania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Juodšiliai |
Coordinates: | 54.5811°N 25.2669°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name2: | Vilnius County |
Subdivision Name3: | Vilnius district municipality |
Juodšiliai | |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Population Total: | 1517 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Subdivision Type4: | Eldership |
Juodšiliai is a village Vilnius District Municipality, it is located only about 1km (01miles) south-east of Vilnius city municipality. It is the seat of Juodšiliai eldership and is further subdivided into 4 seniūnaitijos (subelderships).
The village is home to Church of Blessed Mykolas Sopočka (built in 2016), post office, dispensary, two high schools and a library.[1]
Juodšiliai houses a tumulus. During World War I, a forest was cut down in the area of the current village and a railway was built. Until 1920, the railway station was called Reslerava. During Polish rule, Juodšiliai housed a monastery with an orphanage and primary school. During Soviet occupation, it was a local administrative center.