Vilnius

Country

Russian Empire

Coordinates

54.6872, 25.2800

History

• Вильна (–1323)
• Вильна (1323–1569), Grand Duchy of Lithuania
• Вильна (1569–1795), Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
• Вильна (1795–1915), Russian Empire
• Вильна (1915–1916)
• Вильна (1916–1918), Ober Ost
• Vilnius (1918–1920), Lithuania
• Vilnius (1920–1922), Republic of Central Lithuania
• Вильно (1922–1939), Poland
• Vilnius (1939–1940), Lithuania
• Vilnius (1940–1941), Soviet Union
• Vilnius (1941–1944), Reichskommissariat Ostland
• Vilnius (1944–1990), Soviet Union
• Vilnius (1990–), Lithuania

Composers

• César Cui (1835–1918), was born in Vilnius
• Maximilian Steinberg (1883–1946), was born in Vilnius
• Balys Dvarionas (1904–1974), died in Vilnius
• Jonas Švedas (1908–1971), died in Vilnius
• Vytautas Barkauskas (1931–2020), died in Vilnius
• Bronius Kutavičius (1932–2021), died in Vilnius
• Osvaldas Balakauskas (1937–2026), died in Vilnius
• Onutė Narbutaitė (1956–), was born in Vilnius
• Gintaras Sodeika (1961–), was born in Vilnius