Rūdiškės

Rūdiškės
City

Church

Coat of arms
Rūdiškės

Location of Rūdiškės

Coordinates: 54°31′0″N 24°50′0″E / 54.51667°N 24.83333°E / 54.51667; 24.83333Coordinates: 54°31′0″N 24°50′0″E / 54.51667°N 24.83333°E / 54.51667; 24.83333
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Dzūkija
County Vilnius County
Municipality Trakai district municipality
Eldership Rūdiškės eldership
Capital of Rūdiškės eldership
First mentioned 1774
Granted city rights 1958
Population (2005)
  Total 2,527
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Rūdiškės ( pronunciation ) is a city in the Trakai district municipality, Lithuania about 15 km south of Trakai.

During the interwar period it was occupied by the Second Polish Republic.

Until 2003 FK Vėtra was based in Rūdiškės. In 2003 FK Vėtra won bronze medals in the elite division and reached LFF Cup finals and the same year it was relocated to Vilnius. Now the city has its FK Rūdiškės football club.

Sister cities

References

  1. "Miasta partnerskie", Zalewo city portal (Polish)


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