Vidiškės is a village in Ignalina district municipality, in Utena County, southern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 931 people.
The village has a church (built in 1906) and Vidiškės manor (from XVII C.) with its 6 buildings. Between Varnio Lake and Vidiškės manor there is a large park. The village has a gymnasium, a library and a post office (ZIP code: 30030).
Etymology Vidiškės is a possessive place name, a derivative of the suffix -iškės and the Lithuanian masculine given name Vidas. In other languages, the village was formerly known as: .
Famous citizens Algimantas Šalna (b. 1959), Lithuanian biathlete, World and Olympic champion.
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