Bezdonys | |
|---|---|
Town | |
.jpg) Panoramic view of Bezdonys from the north | |
  Bezdonys Location of Bezdonys | |
| Coordinates: 54°48′16″N 25°31′09″E / 54.80444°N 25.51917°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Vilnius district municipality |
| Eldership | Bezdonys eldership |
| Capital of | Bezdonys eldership |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 636 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Bezdonys is a town in Lithuania, located to the north of Vilnius, within the Vilnius district municipality. It is best known for the 1908 Bezdany raid, one of the most daring and successful train robberies in history.[1][2] According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town had 743 inhabitants.[3]
- ^ (in Polish) Bohdan Urbankowski, Józef Piłsudski: marzyciel i strateg (Józef Piłsudski: Dreamer and Strategist), Wydawnictwo ALFA, Warsaw, 1997, ISBN 83-7001-914-5, p. 133-141
- ^ (in Polish) Exceprts from W. Pobóg-Malinowski, "Akcja bojowa pod Bezdanami, 26 IX 1908". Quoted from Nasza Gazeta 10 (446). Last accessed on 30 May 2006.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved 16 August 2017.