Videniškiai
Videniškiai | |
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Village | |
Street in the village | |
| Coordinates: 55°13′00″N 25°16′40″E / 55.21667°N 25.27778°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Utena County |
| Municipality | Molėtai District Municipality |
| Eldership | Videniškiai Eldership |
| First mentioned | 1367 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 368 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Videniškiai is a historic village in the Molėtai District Municipality, Lithuania. It is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Molėtai. It is situated between the Ukmergė–Molėtai road and the Siesartis River. According to the 2011 census, it had 368 residents. In the 16th–17th centuries, the village was one of the core properties of the Giedroyć family who funded the monastery for the Canons Regular of Penitence of the Blessed Martyrs and the Church of St. Lawrence. The monastery honored Michał Giedroyć (died in 1485) who was possibly born in the village and was officially beatified in 2018. The reconstructed monastery now houses a small museum and a library.