Šalčininkai
Šalčininkai
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City centre with monument to Adam Mickiewicz | |
| Coordinates: 54°19′0″N 25°23′0″E / 54.31667°N 25.38333°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
| County | Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Šalčininkai district municipality |
| Eldership | Šalčininkai eldership |
| Capital of | Šalčininkai district municipality Šalčininkai eldership |
| First mentioned | 1311 |
| Granted town rights | 1956 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 6,857 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Šalčininkai (ⓘ; Polish: Soleczniki; Yiddish: סאָלעטשניק Solechnik; Belarusian: Салечнікі) is a city in Vilnius County, in south-eastern Lithuania, situated south-east of Vilnius, near the border with Belarus.