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
Bujwidze
Village
Saint George Church, Buivydžiai
Saint George Church, Buivydžiai
Coat of arms of Buivydžiai
Buivydžiai is located in Lithuania
Buivydžiai
Buivydžiai
Location of Buivydžiai
Coordinates: 54°50′20″N 25°43′20″E / 54.83889°N 25.72222°E / 54.83889; 25.72222
Country Lithuania
CountyVilnius County
MunicipalityVilnius District Municipality
EldershipBuivydžiai eldership
Capital ofBuivydžiai eldership
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
228
Time zoneUTC+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

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  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Kviklys, Bronius (1964). Mūsų Lietuva (in Lithuanian). Vol. I. Boston: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla. p. 189. OCLC 3303503.
  3. ^ Mirosław Gajewski, NASZE PODWILEŃSKIE OJCZYZNY Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, ISBN 9955-9423-1-2, Wileńskie Wydawnictwo „Czas”, Vilnius, 2002
  4. ^ Pięć wieków historii Bujwidz, Mirosław Gajewski, Nasza Gazeta, No. 29 (456)