Raišiai

Village in Lithuania

54°41′38″N 25°10′41″E / 54.69389°N 25.17806°E / 54.69389; 25.17806Country

LithuaniaCounty

Vilnius CountyMunicipalityVilnius District MunicipalityEldershipZujūnai EldershipPopulation

(2011)

• Total11Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Raišiai is a village in Vilnius District Municipality, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 11.^[1]^[2] It is located on the southern coast of Salotė Lake, close to the Girulių Forest, and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Pilaitė.

In 2021, a treasure was discovered in Raišiai with 40 Grand Duke Jogaila's coins (Denars), some of which had lions while others had horsemen wielding swords or spears, most of the coins were minted in 1377–1386 (prior to the crowning of Jogaila as the Polish King).^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2011 census" (PDF). Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "Raišių kaimas, Vilniaus rajonas - Adresai, gatvės, namai". adresai.vilnius21.lt. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ Žuolytė, Jūratė. "Lietuvoje rastas Jogailos laikų lobis". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ Bertašiūtė, Monika. "Rastas kol kas didžiausias Jogailos laikų lobis Lietuvoje". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 July 2021.