“Pohulianka”: The Origin of the Name of the Western Suburb of Vilnius and the Change of Boundaries in 1790–1940

The article examines the origin of the name “Pohulianka”, the western suburb of Vilnius, and establishes the chronology of the usage of this name from the first mentions in city plans to its disappearance from the topography of the city due to the Lithuanianization of urbanonyms in 1939–1940. Based...

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Main Author: Aelita Ambrulevičiūtė
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2024-06-01
Series:Lietuvos Istorijos Studijos
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-istorijos-studijos/article/view/35793
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description The article examines the origin of the name “Pohulianka”, the western suburb of Vilnius, and establishes the chronology of the usage of this name from the first mentions in city plans to its disappearance from the topography of the city due to the Lithuanianization of urbanonyms in 1939–1940. Based on cartographic and written sources, the dynamics of the suburb boundaries are analyzed in the context of the changing urban name in 1790–1940.
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spelling doaj-art-68eb2f6c709245489220e83d9cc158472025-01-20T18:11:30ZengVilnius University PressLietuvos Istorijos Studijos1392-04481648-91012024-06-015310.15388/LIS.2024.53.3“Pohulianka”: The Origin of the Name of the Western Suburb of Vilnius and the Change of Boundaries in 1790–1940Aelita Ambrulevičiūtė The article examines the origin of the name “Pohulianka”, the western suburb of Vilnius, and establishes the chronology of the usage of this name from the first mentions in city plans to its disappearance from the topography of the city due to the Lithuanianization of urbanonyms in 1939–1940. Based on cartographic and written sources, the dynamics of the suburb boundaries are analyzed in the context of the changing urban name in 1790–1940. https://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-istorijos-studijos/article/view/35793PohuliankaPohulankaHulankaJ. Basanavičius Streettavernurbanonyms
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“Pohulianka”: The Origin of the Name of the Western Suburb of Vilnius and the Change of Boundaries in 1790–1940
Lietuvos Istorijos Studijos
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urbanonyms
title “Pohulianka”: The Origin of the Name of the Western Suburb of Vilnius and the Change of Boundaries in 1790–1940
title_full “Pohulianka”: The Origin of the Name of the Western Suburb of Vilnius and the Change of Boundaries in 1790–1940
title_fullStr “Pohulianka”: The Origin of the Name of the Western Suburb of Vilnius and the Change of Boundaries in 1790–1940
title_full_unstemmed “Pohulianka”: The Origin of the Name of the Western Suburb of Vilnius and the Change of Boundaries in 1790–1940
title_short “Pohulianka”: The Origin of the Name of the Western Suburb of Vilnius and the Change of Boundaries in 1790–1940
title_sort pohulianka the origin of the name of the western suburb of vilnius and the change of boundaries in 1790 1940
topic Pohulianka
Pohulanka
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urbanonyms
url https://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-istorijos-studijos/article/view/35793
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