Justiniškės is a residential area constructed with large block buildings in 1982-1986 (architects – M. Adomaitis, V. Balčiūnas, and S. Čereškevičius). It is a district of quiet pedestrian alleys, gushing fountains and staggered-level monolithic blocks of flats.
Interestingly, the name Justiniškės does not derive from the names of the villages that used to be in the area, but from a 19th century manor house that was located in a hollow between Saltoniškės and Šeškinė (now the end of Miglos g., near the northern edge of Žvėrynas). It is the smallest district of Vilnius, but the most densely populated. The Sudervė stream, which flows just beyond the ring road, and the cascade of ponds, a favourite of the inhabitants of the district, provide a counterbalance to urbanisation.
What will you learn / see on this route?
- How did the name Justiniškės spread?
- Where is the ‘building-train’, otherwise known as one of the longest single blocks of flats in Vilnius?
- Who were Justė and Max – the inseparable couple?
