Širvintos

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Širvintos
Coat of arms of Širvintos
Coat of arms
Location of Širvintos
Location of Širvintos
Coordinates: 55°2′10″N 24°58′10″E / 55.03611, 24.96944
Country Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Vilnius County
Municipality Širvintos district municipality
Elderate Širvintos elderate
Capital of Širvintos district municipality
Širvintos elderate
First mentioned 1475
Granted city rights 1950
Population (2005)
 - Total 7,176
 - Rank 45th
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

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.