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Alternate names: Viešintos [Lith], Vishinte [Yid], Veshinty [Rus], Wieszynty [Pol], Viyeshintos, Viešintų, Veshintos, Vishinta, Veshinta. Russian: Вешинтос. ווישינטע-Yiddish. 55°42' N, 24°59' E, 9 miles S of Kupiškis (Kupishuk), 25 miles E of Panevėžys (Ponevezh), 32 miles NNE of Ukmergė (Vilkomir). 1900 Jewish population: 400. Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), XIII, p. 426: "Wieszynty". [March 2009]

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