DIEVENIŠKĖS LOOP TRAILS
BICYCLE ROUTE POŠKONYS – JURGELIONYS – NORVILIŠKĖS(trip length: 23 km) Map The route starts at the information centre of the Dieveniškės Historical Regional Park in Poškonys. Here you can see …
TOWARDS AN INTERESTING STORY
BICYCLE ROUTE POŠKONYS – RIMAŠIAI – DIEVENIŠKĖS(trip length: 30 km) Map The route starts at the Information Centre of the Dieveniškės Historical Regional Park (Poškonys Ethnographic Museum) in Poškonys. Here …
BALINSKIAI AND SNIADECKIAI FAMILY CEMETERIES
A very valuable monument in Jašiūnai is the cemetery of the Balinskis and the Sniadecks, located in the forest in front of the palace, on the right bank of the …
KANIŪKAI CROSS
The village of Kaniūkai is located on the south-eastern edge of the Rūdnininkai Forest, near the current Lithuanian-Belarusian border, on the Šalčios River. In 1920-1939, Kaniūkai belonged to Benekainiai parish …
A MEMORIAL TO GINTARAS ŽAGUNIS
Žagunis was born in 1957 in Pakruojis district, studied in Trakai and Lentvaris. After graduating from the Vilnius Construction Technical College, he worked as a foreman, construction engineer and senior …
MONUMENT TO COMMEMORATE THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE JANUARY UPRISING IN EIŠIŠKĖS
Eišiškės is one of the oldest settlements in Lithuania. The Annals of Lithuania mention that Eišiškės was founded by Mikšys, the son of the Samogitian Duke Mantvilas. In the 16th …
OLD PARTS OF THE TOWN OF DIEVENIŠKĖS
Dieveniškės is a historically and architecturally interesting town. It is a typical example of a settlement in the old Lithuanian lands, which include the south-eastern part of the Republic of …
ŠALČININKAI
The centre of the district is Šalčininkai, a town 45 km from Vilnius, with a current population of 7000. The town is located on the Šalčia River, from which it …
EIŠIŠKĖS CASTLE SITE
A former 14th-15th century brick castle of Lithuania, which defended the eastern borders against enemies. It is believed to have belonged to Sudimantas, the father of Grand Duke Vytautas’s wife …
