Å alÄininkai District Municipality
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The Rajongemeinde Šalčininkai ( Šalčininkų rajono savivaldybė ) is a Rajongemeinde in southeastern Lithuania. It lies on the border with Belarus in the region Dzūkija. City and surrounding areas are characterized by a multi-ethnic population that includes Poles, Russians, Lithuanians, Belarusians and Roma. More than 70 % of the population are ethnic Poles. The municipality is located in a wooded area.
Places
The Rajongemeinde comprises the three cities Šalčininkai, Eišiškės ( 3765 inhabitants) and Baltoji Vokė ( 1073 inhabitants), the two towns ( miesteliai ) Dieveniškės and Jasiunai, and 450 villages.
Magisterial districts
- Akmenynė
- Baltoji Vokė
- Butrimonys
- Dainava
- Dieveniškės
- Eišiškės
- Gerviškės
- Jasiunai
- Kalesninkai
- Pabarė
- Poškonys
- Šalčininkai
- Turgeliai