Buivydžiai Eldership Buivydžių seniūnija | |
|---|---|
 Eldership administrative building in Bezdonys | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Buivydžiai Eldership | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
| County |  Vilnius County |
| Municipality |  Vilnius District Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Buivydžiai |
| Government | |
| • Elder | Miroslav Gajevski |
| Area | |
• Total | 98.03 km2 (37.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 908 |
| • Density | 9.26/km2 (24.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | https://www.vrsa.lt |
Buivydžiai Eldership (Lithuanian:Buivydžių seniūnija) is aneldership inLithuania, located inVilnius District Municipality, east ofVilnius and borderingBelarus. It is the least populous eldership in the municipality.[2]
Linguistically, the name comes from a local hydronymBuivydė, which in itself comes from a family nameBuivydas.[3]Lithuaniantwo-syllable archaic (sur)nameBuivydas orBuitvydas — from buitis, būtisbeing,to be and (iš)vystito see, literallyto be born.[4][5]
The area is dominated by hilly forests in the Buivydžiai Upland, which in itself is part of Medininkai Upland.[3]
Some settlements in the area, such as Šventininkai, Maikūnai and Žvynėnai are mentioned in historical sources as early as 15th-16th century. BuivydžiaiFolwark was mentioned in 1688. From the mid-17th century, the area belonged to Brzostowski family.[3]
At the end of 18th century, the manor owners constructed a brick palace, and a wooden church nearby, which was famous for its unique classicist artwork. After theNovember Uprising of 1830–1831,Russian government imprisoned the owner of the manor, Michał Radziszewski, and confiscated the building.[3]
In 1982, the old wooden church burned down, but a new brick church was built within a short time.[3]
In 2009, the eldership was subdivided into 95 subelderships (seniūnaitijos).[1] In 2012, the official coat of arms was approved by a presidential decree.[3]
The eldership has 37 homesteads and 28 villages, the largest of which areBuivydžiai,Punžonys,Šventininkai andKaniūkai.[3]
According to the 2011 census:
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