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Vievis ( In 1522 year the Vievis manor, in 1539 year - town, which belonged to Ogiński family, was mentioned. In the first half of 16th century the first Catholic church was built there. About 1600 Ogiński family built a Uniate church and founded the Abbey of the Holy Spirit (Lithuanian: Šventosios dvasios). At the beginning of the 17th century a printing press was established near the abbey, notable for printing books by various Protestant Calvinist scholars.[1] In 1794 and 1812 the church burned down and was rebuilt in 1816. In 1837 an Orthodox church was built. In the period between World War I and World War II, Vievis was near the dividing line between Lithuania and Poland. The town is currently among those with the largest Polish population, with roughly 77% inhabitants identifying themselves as Poles. The 17th century printing press became the reason why a 1970s samizdat journal "Lustra dzion" edited by Vincuk Viačorka cited "Jewie" as the place of its publishing (even though it was in fact published in Minsk).[2] The printing press is also featured on the modern coat of arms of the city, adopted in 1999.  [edit] Notes and references
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