Vilnius District Municipality

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Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė: Essential Discoveries

Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė encompasses a diverse landscape of historical fortifications and geographical landmarks. The district is home to the 14th-century Medininkai Castle and two UNESCO-listed points of the Struve Geodetic Arc. Significant sites include the official geographical center of Europe, the Europos Parkas open-air museum, and the high point of Juozapinė Hill. The region's heritage is further represented by historic estates like the Pikeliškės and Baltoji Vokė manors, alongside natural monuments like the mythological Marijampolio stone.

Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė: Essential Discoveries — Map

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Struve's geodetic point

The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries…

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Struve Geodetic Arc Point

The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries…

Resutas / Public domain

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Juozapinė Hill

Juozapinė Hill is a hill located near Vilnius, formerly regarded as the highest point in Lithuania.

Dzonatanas / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Medininkai Castle

Medininkai Castle, a medieval castle in Vilnius district, eastern Lithuania. Castle was built in the first half of the 14th century.

Legionas / CC BY 2.5

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Europos Parkas

Europos Parkas is a 50-hectare open-air museum located 17 km from Vilnius, Lithuania.

Rimantas Lazdynas / CC-BY-SA-3.0

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Geographical midpoint of Europe

The location of the geographical centre of Europe depends on the definition of the borders of Europe, mainly whether remote islands are…

Anaiptol / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Baltoji Vokė Łęski palace ruins and park

Baltoji Vokė Manor (Lit.: Baltosios Vokės dvaras, Polish: Pałac Biała Waka is a former Łęski family residential manor in Baltoji Vokė,…

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Pikeliškių dvaro sodyba

An 18th-century estate on the shores of Lake Pikeliškės, historically significant as the summer residence of Józef Piłsudski during the 1930s.

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Marijampolio akmuo

A mythological stone featuring a distinctive depression known as the 'Devil's footprint', located in the Marijampolis village area.

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ež. Gėlaitis

A forest lake located 2.5 kilometers northeast of Nemenčinė, situated within the scenic Nemenčinė forest.

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