Vilniaus plėtros įtaka priemiestinių kaimiškųjų teritorijų gyvenvietėms

ENThe expansion of economic centers is specifically observed in the resent during the suburbian processes in which local zones play an important role. To the account of suburbian zones the administrative and actual area, the level of facilities, range of services is growing. Use of land radically changes as well as the character of developed economy fields. Several tendencies can be noticed in the development of the territorial expansion of Vilnius the central city of Lithuania. Since the moment of foundation Vilnius has experienced different enlargement. Gradually slow growth was characteristic of the beginning of the 20th century. Subsequently the city signally enlarged in the following 50 years. It demonstrates that suburbian processes typical of Western Europe during past 50 years reached the Lithuanian territory. The biggest quantitative jump of this kind took place later. Vilnius expanded in 300 km2: large recreational territories, industrial and residential areas were attached. Simultaneously enlarged the suburbian zones of the capital, rapidly grew the facilities. Thus Vilnius has become the largest agglomeration in the country.Demographics which include the number of population, density, population in large settlements, the average population, the distribution and fluctuation of the average settlement in the resent 40 years. It represents the permanent processes in the suburbian areas. Regardless of the city gravitation, big suburbian zones with thousands of population have become satellites of Vilnius functioning as housing developments. The follows are: Avižieniai, Buivydiškės, Zujūnai, Vaičiūnai, Nemėžis, Skaidiškės, Pagiriai, Vaidotai, Rudamina. The big parts of large suburbian zones are already incorporated within the city limits. The expansion of Vilnius stimulates the growth of suburbian zones and succession of the city functions. The development of Vilnius directly influences the rural settlement of the suburbian areas. [From the publication]