Poškonys | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Lithuania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Poškonys |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Vilnius County |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Šalčininkai District Municipality |
Subdivision Type4: | Eldership |
Subdivision Name4: | Poškonys eldership |
Coordinates: | 54.2639°N 25.6189°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Population Total: | 129 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Poškonys [poʃ'koːnʲiːs] (Polish: Paszki) is a village in Vilnius County, southeast of Šalčininkai, Lithuania, in the so-called Dieveniškės appendix. While the inhabitants of Dieveniškės appendix are mostly Polish by ethnicity, Poškonys from the old days had a Lithuanian majority. The village itself belongs to ethno-cultural reserve and has an architectural monument status. There's a museum full of traditional Lithuanian craft, various household items, and a protected stone at the crossroad of . The 2011 census recorded a population of 129 living in Poškonys.[1]