Seniūnija (elderate or eldership in English) is the smallest administrative division of Lithuania. An eldership could either be a very small region consisting of few villages, one single town, or part of a big city. Elderships vary in size and population depending on their place and nature. A few elderships make up a municipality. A region can be either: an administrative subdivision of a country a sometimes vaguely-defined geographical area of a country or continent It is important to realize that regions are found in the minds of humans and so regions can be of any size and that each region is unique... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... Montreal skyline at night For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation) A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...

Elderships manage small scale local matters, such as repairing pavements/dirt roads, keeping records on all families living in the eldership. Its premise is that unlike with higher administrative divisions, an elder (leader of eldership) could have time to talk to every person in the eldership who wants to. Elder (Seniūnas) is a person who is the leader of elderly (seniūnija in Lithuanian), smallest Lithuanias administrative division (County being the largest, and municipality or district - second by size). ...

Modern Lithuania is divided into 10 counties, 60 municipalities, and over 500 elderships. Elderships function as municipal districts. In cities, an elder is elected to each eldership district, along with a mayor for the city. Categories: Lithuania | Counties of Lithuania ... Map of municipalities and counties in Lithuania. ...

Note, historically the term was used for significantly bigger administrative units, e.g. Eldership of Samogitia (often mistranslated as Duchy of Samogitia). The Eldership of Samogitia (Lithuanian: Žemaičių seniūnija) was the western part of Lithuania Artistic picture of Žemaičių Seniūnija in 18th century. ...

See also

• Parish
• Commune (subdivision)
• District
• Subdivisions of Lithuania