Vilnius has been the capital since the fourteenth century, except for the period from to during Poland's annexation of southern Lithuania, when it was temporarily moved to Kaunas.
Vilnius abụrụla isi obodo kemgbe narị afọ nke iri na anọ, ewezuga oge site na 1919 ruo 1939 n'oge ndọtị Poland nke ndịda Lithuania, mgbe a kwagara na Kaunas na mberede.