Istorinė konfesinių miesto rajonų vieta Vilniaus struktūroje ; The Historical Place of Confessional Districts in the Structure of City Vilnius
In this master degree graduation thesis the historical locations of confessional districts in Vilnius Oldtown are defined, in the time limits between first mentioning of Vilnius and 3rd division of Lithuanian-Polish state. Locations are identified on the basis of spread of confessional objects, street names. Work describes political reasons, causing the dynamics of boundaries of confessional districts, and reveals the corelation between districts confessionality and citys geographical and functional-spatial parameters. Thesis uses K. Lynch "landmarks" method for indentifying confessional districts, cause-reason analysis of historical events to describe the dynamics of boundaries of confessional districts, and dr. V. Petrušonis method of diachronical attribution to discern the geographical and functional-spatial peculiarity of confessional quarters. Thesis reveals, that Vilnius had confessional districts, that dynamics of boundaries of confessional districts has strong cohesion with states and international political events, and that quarters under influence of different confessions distinguishes unique geographical and functional-spatial traits, typical only for one confession.