Buivydžiai
Buivydžiai (Polish: Bujwidze) is a village in Vilnius District Municipality, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had 272 residents.[1] It is located some 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Nemenčinė and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the state border with Belarus. The village is situated on the left bank of the Neris River near its confluence with tributary Buivydė.[2]
Buivydžiai | |
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Village | |
 Saint George Church, Buivydžiai | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Buivydžiai Location of Buivydžiai | |
| Coordinates: 54°50′20″N 25°43′20″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County | Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Vilnius District Municipality |
| Eldership | Buivydžiai eldership |
| Capital of | Buivydžiai eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 272 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Early references to the place are dated by 1537. The name is most probably derived from the Lithuanian name Buivydas.[3][4] The village eventually developed around a manor, acquired by noble Cyprian Brzostowski in the first half of 17th century. Later the manor was reconstructed by architect Laurynas Gucevičius.
A wooden octagonal church, named after Saint George, was built in 1785. The church burned down in 1982; a brick replacement church was completed in 1986.
References
- "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- Kviklys, Bronius (1964). Mūsų Lietuva (in Lithuanian). I. Boston: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla. p. 189. OCLC 3303503.
- Mirosław Gajewski, NASZE PODWILEŃSKIE OJCZYZNY Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, ISBN 9955-9423-1-2, Wileńskie Wydawnictwo „Czas”, Vilnius, 2002
- Pięć wieków historii Bujwidz, Mirosław Gajewski, Nasza Gazeta, No. 29 (456)
