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<\/p>\nSagnir af upphafi Vilniusborgar eru sveipa\u00f0ar myst\u00edskum lj\u00f3ma. \u00dear sem st\u00f3rhertoginn Gediminas (um 1275-1341) l\u00e1 og hv\u00edldist me\u00f0 flokki s\u00ednum eftir velheppna\u00f0a vei\u00f0ifer\u00f0 n\u00e1l\u00e6gt Vilniaflj\u00f3ti, dreymdi hann draum um risavaxinn j\u00e1rn\u00falf sem st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0 einni og \u00fdlfra\u00f0i jafn h\u00e1tt og hundra\u00f0 \u00falfar. Hann ba\u00f0 hinn hei\u00f0na go\u00f0a Lizdeika, sem me\u00f0 honum var, a\u00f0 t\u00falka drauminn og svari\u00f0 var eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessa lei\u00f0: ,,J\u00e1rn\u00falfurinn t\u00e1knar kastala og borg sem \u00fe\u00fa munt reisa \u00e1 \u00feessum sta\u00f0. \u00deessi borg ver\u00f0ur h\u00f6fu\u00f0borg lith\u00e1\u00edsku \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar og d\u00fdr\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0ingja hennar mun endur\u00f3ma um allan heim.\u201c<\/p>\n
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Hva\u00f0 sem h\u00e6ft er \u00ed \u00feessu, er sagan g\u00f3\u00f0 og kl\u00e6\u00f0ir hina d\u00fdr\u00f0legu Vilnius vel. Eftir st\u00f3rbrotna \u00fer\u00f3un \u00ed gegnum aldirnar, stendur h\u00fan \u00ed dag sem l\u00edfleg og undurfalleg evr\u00f3psk n\u00fat\u00edmaborg, sem gaman er a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja og s\u00f6kkva s\u00e9r ni\u00f0ur \u00ed menningu og s\u00f6gu, listir og a\u00f0rar lystisemdir. Vilnius er sta\u00f0sett \u00ed su\u00f0austurhluta Lith\u00e1ens og er ein st\u00e6rsta borg Eystrasaltsr\u00edkjanna, \u00fear er a\u00f0setur landsstj\u00f3rnar Lith\u00e1ens og Vilnius-h\u00e9ra\u00f0ssveitarf\u00e9lagsins, og \u00fear b\u00faa t\u00e6plega 600.000 manns.<\/p>\n
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Fornleifaranns\u00f3knir benda til \u00feess a\u00f0 borgin hafi veri\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0borg konungsr\u00edkisins Lith\u00e1en og s\u00ed\u00f0ar st\u00f3rhertogad\u00e6misins Lith\u00e1ens. Landi\u00f0 \u00e1 mikla s\u00f6gulega tengingu vi\u00f0 P\u00f3lland. \u00c1 seinni hluta 16. aldar myndu\u00f0u \u00feau sambandsr\u00edki\u00f0 P\u00f3lland-Lith\u00e1en, sem var stj\u00f3rna\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i af konungi P\u00f3llands og st\u00f3rhertoga Lith\u00e1ens, og var eitt fj\u00f6lmennasta r\u00edki Evr\u00f3pu \u00e1 16. og 17. \u00f6ld. Endalok \u00feess ur\u00f0u \u00e1ri\u00f0 1795.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 18. \u00f6ld var barokk st\u00edll mj\u00f6g yfirgripsmikill \u00ed byggingarframkv\u00e6mdum og \u00e1hrif \u00feessa eru mj\u00f6g \u00e1berandi \u00e1 borgarmyndinni og ein af st\u00e6rri \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um fyrir sjarma hennar. N\u00e6stu aldir ur\u00f0u nokku\u00f0 \u00e1takanlegar fyrir borgina, \u00e1 19. og 20. \u00f6ld var h\u00fan undir yfirvaldi R\u00fassa, \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0verja og P\u00f3lverja. Eftir fyrri heimstyrj\u00f6ld l\u00fdsti Lith\u00e1en yfir sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i sem st\u00f3\u00f0 fram a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ari heimsstyrj\u00f6ld en \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00fea\u00f0 hernumi\u00f0 af nasistum. \u00dea\u00f0 var\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an hluti a\u00f0 Sov\u00e9tr\u00edkjunum allt \u00fear til \u00fea\u00f0 endurheimti sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i sitt \u00e1ri\u00f0 1990, ekki s\u00edst me\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 \u00edslenskra stj\u00f3rnvalda, sem voru me\u00f0 fyrstu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0um til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenna landi\u00f0 sem sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6tt r\u00edki.<\/p>\n
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Aragr\u00fai er af \u00e1hugaver\u00f0um st\u00f6\u00f0um og byggingum til a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a \u00ed Vilnius. Gamli b\u00e6rinn er \u00e1 Heimsminjaskr\u00e1 UNESCO, en hluti hans er fr\u00e1 mi\u00f0\u00f6ldum. \u00dear er einnig a\u00f0 finna Forsetah\u00f6llina (Presidential Palace – Prezident\u016bra<\/em>) fr\u00e1 18. \u00f6ld. \u00c1 h\u00e6\u00f0 yfir borginni stendur turn Gediminasar (Gediminas’ Tower – Gedimino pilies bok\u0161tas<\/em>) fr\u00e1 14. \u00f6ld og veitir d\u00e1samlegt \u00fats\u00fdni. D\u00f3mkirkja Vilnius er st\u00f3rkostlegt mannvirki, upphaflega byggt \u00e1 13. \u00f6ld en endurb\u00e6tt alloft og s\u00fdnir d\u00e6mi um gotneskan, endurreisnar og n\u00fdklass\u00edskan byggingarst\u00edl. Kirkjuturni\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfur, um 57 metrar \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0, stendur nokkrum metrum fr\u00e1 sj\u00e1lfri kirkjunni, vi\u00f0 hi\u00f0 gl\u00e6silega D\u00f3mkirkjutorg, og hefur \u00ed aldanna r\u00e1s or\u00f0i\u00f0 eitt af a\u00f0alsmerkjum borgarinnar. \u00de\u00e1 er H\u00e1sk\u00f3li Vilnius (Vilniaus universitetas<\/em>), stofna\u00f0ur 1579, einstaklega flott bygging sem vert er a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja.<\/p>\n Eins og fram hefur komi\u00f0 lifir Vilnius borg, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir h\u00e1an aldur og mikla s\u00f6gu, s\u00ed\u00f0ur en svo \u00ed fort\u00ed\u00f0inni. H\u00e9r er tifandi n\u00fat\u00edma menningarl\u00edf, hellingur af veitingast\u00f6\u00f0um af \u00f6llum st\u00e6r\u00f0um og ger\u00f0um, fj\u00f6lbreyttir barir og skemmtista\u00f0ir \u00e1samt \u00fdmis konar af\u00fereyingu sem gerir g\u00f3\u00f0a heims\u00f3kn enn betri. Vilnius er fr\u00e1b\u00e6r kostur fyrir fr\u00e6\u00f0slufer\u00f0ir, og sameinar fort\u00ed\u00f0 og n\u00fat\u00ed\u00f0 \u00e1 eftirtektarver\u00f0an h\u00e1tt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sagnir af upphafi Vilniusborgar eru sveipa\u00f0ar myst\u00edskum lj\u00f3ma. \u00dear sem st\u00f3rhertoginn Gediminas (um 1275-1341) l\u00e1 og hv\u00edldist me\u00f0 flokki s\u00ednum eftir velheppna\u00f0a vei\u00f0ifer\u00f0 n\u00e1l\u00e6gt Vilniaflj\u00f3ti, dreymdi hann draum um risavaxinn j\u00e1rn\u00falf sem st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0 einni og \u00fdlfra\u00f0i jafn h\u00e1tt og hundra\u00f0 \u00falfar. Hann ba\u00f0 hinn hei\u00f0na go\u00f0a Lizdeika, sem me\u00f0 honum var, a\u00f0 t\u00falka […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"product_cat":[137],"price":null,"stock":null,"image":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n