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Poškonys

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Poškonys

Total population

129

Air quality index

25Good
Coordinates54.27°, 25.62°

Demographic figures from Statistics Lithuania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Poškonys [poʃ'koːnʲiːs] is a village in Vilnius County, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southeast of Šalčininkai, Lithuania, in the so-called Dieveniškės appendix. While the inhabitants of Dieveniškės appendix are mostly Polish by ethnicity, Poškonys from the old days had a Lithuanian majority. The village itself belongs to an ethno-cultural reserve and has an architectural monument status. There's a museum full of traditional Lithuanian craft, various household items, and a protected stone at the crossroad of Lastaučikai village. The 2011 census recorded a population of 129 living in Poškonys.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
54.2658
Longitude
25.6235
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
25
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
45
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,697
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    26
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    22
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    20
  • Yellowhammer
    Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    19
  • Eurasian Skylark
    Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    19
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    18
  • Common Chiffchaff
    Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    16
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    16

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

M
Marija Rekst
Lithuanian politician
H
Halina Safarewiczowa
Polish university teacher
K
Kazimierz Kalicki
J
Jadvyga Nalivaikienė
R
Romuald Brazis
Polish physicist
Napoleon Rouba
Napoleon Rouba

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Vilnius

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.86
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,044

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
55
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API