Poškonys

54°15′50″N 25°37′08″E / 54.26389°N 25.61889°E / 54.26389; 25.61889Country LithuaniaCountyVilnius CountyMunicipalityŠalčininkai District MunicipalityEldershipPoškonys eldershipPopulation • Total129Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Poškonys [poʃ'koːnʲiːs] (Polish: Paszki) 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^{[dubious – discuss]} Polish by ethnicity, Poškonys from the old days had a Lithuanian majority. The village itself belongs to 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 [lt]. The 2011 census recorded a population of 129 living in Poškonys.^[1]

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