Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type4: | Eldership |
Settlement Type: | City neighborhood |
Pushpin Map: | Lithuania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sapieginė |
Coordinates: | 54.7069°N 25.335°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name2: | Vilnius County |
Subdivision Name3: | Vilnius city municipality |
Sapieginė | |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Subdivision Name4: | Antakalnis Eldership |
Sapieginė is a neighborhood of Vilnius located in the Antakalnis Eldership. It is completely within the territory of Pavilniai Regional Park.
The area houses Interwar Polish ammunition bunkers with one of the largest bat wintering spots in southeast Lithuania.[1] The National Blood Center is also located here.[2]
The eastern part of Sapieginė is located within erosion gullies of Pavilniai Regional Park.
Since 16th century, it belonged to the Sapieha noble family.[3]