Literatų Street

Literatų Street (literally: Literati Street; Lithuanian: Literatų gatvė) is one of streets in the Old Town of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.^[2] It is a short narrow street mostly known for public display of decorative and artistic plaques dedicated to writers who have lived and worked in Vilnius or otherwise have shared a connection with Vilnius and Lithuania.^[3][4] The artwork was first added in 2009 when Vilnius was designated as the European Capital of Culture and has grown to some 200 plaques.^[5]

Literatų Street

Literatų Street with plaques on the walls
Native name	Literatų gatvė (Lithuanian)
Former name(s)	St. Michael, Pokrov[1]
Length	140 m (460 ft)
Location	Vilnius, Lithuania
Postal code	LT-01125
Coordinates	54°40′56″N 25°17′25″E

Its name originates from the many printing houses and bookstores which were located in the street or from the fact that prominent poet Adam Mickiewicz briefly lived there in 1823.^[1]