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In 1997 the bohemian Užupis neighborhood in the center of Vilnius declared itself a republic and is now “governed” by artists and romantics. The republic has not only road signs, but it has a president, ministers, a constitution and its own holidays. In the first square in Užupis everyone is greeted by the sculpture of an angel (sculptor R. Vilčiauskas), symbolizing the rebirth of this part of town. People are fond of comparing Užupis with Montmart, but it’s obvious that there is less and less of the bohemian spirit. In the republic of artists the old residents are disappearing and new ones are appearing, creating galleries, cafes and stores.
Until the XX century this was a suburb of the poor, adhering it to the main city by the flowing Vilnia, joined by three bridges. Užupis is reminiscent of a village, and not a neighborhood of the capital. It’s already mentioned in acts of the XVI century.
On Malūnų Street, near the Vilnia stands a long house. In it lived the nuns of the first women’s monastery in Lithuania. Užupis Bernardine Monastery was established in 1496. Earlier the neighborhood didn’t have a single house with an entrance to the street.
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