Širvintos

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Širvintos
Location Coat of Arms
Location
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Vilnius County
Municipality Širvintos district municipality
Elderate Širvintos elderate
Coordinates 54°19′0″N, 25°23′0″E
General Information
Capital of Širvintos district municipality
Širvintos elderate
Population 7,176 in 2005 (45th)
First mentioned 1475
Granted city rights 1950

Širvintos a city in Vilnius County in eastern part of Lithuania. It is the administrative centre of a municipality - Širvintos district municipality.

The word Širvintos is a plural form of the name of the Širvinta River, which flows through the city.