Dzūkija

Dzūkija or Dainava is a region in south-eastern Lithuania.

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Cities

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• Vilnius GPS 54.683333,25.283333 — the capital of the nation
• Alytus GPS 54.401389,24.049167
• Daugai GPS 54.366667,24.35
• Druskininkai GPS 54.016667,23.966667
• Purnuškės GPS 54.9,25.316667 — the center of Europe according to some measures
• Trakai GPS 54.633333,24.933333

More Destinations

• Dzūkija National Park GPS 54.081944,24.376667 — the biggest forest (Dainavos) and swamp (Čepkelių) in the nation, and some old unique villages in the middle of the forests
• Medininkai Castle GPS 54.538889,25.65 — well preserved historic castle ~35 km. from Vilnius
• Center of Europe GPS 54.9,25.316667 — (near Purnuskes, 25 kilometers north of Vilnius) Purnuskes claim to fame is that in 1989 the National Institute of Geography, of France, calculated the centre of Europe to be just outside the village. A stone memorial was erected on the calculated spot. A subsequent revision, after it was realised that Malta had been omitted from the calculation, changed the location ... by about 100 metres. A brand new memorial pillar was erected in 2004 to mark Lithuania's membership of the EU.
• Kernavė GPS 54.886,24.855 — Former Lithuanian capital at the bank of the river Neris and now a impeccably maintained archaeological site that is inscribed on the .
• Aukštojas Hill GPS 54.5267,25.6255 — (near Medininkai village, a few kilometers from the border with Belarus) At 293.84 m, Aukštojas is the highest point in Lithuania. Juozapinė Hill, about 500 m away is the third highest point in the nation.
• Two points on the Struve Geodetic Arc#Lithuania|Struve Geodetic Arc

Dzūkija Halal Travel Guide

Kernavė - Hill forts 02 - Hill fort mounds in Kernave

Dzūkija is a cultural region in south-eastern Lithuania. Most of the region is sparsely populated and covered by forests, stretching north-east from the border with the Poland|Polish region of Podlaskie. The northern part of the region, however, is the cradle of Lithuanian statehood and includes the current capital Vilnius and two medieval capitals - Kernavė and Trakai. Two of Lithuania's five national parks can be found here as well as three of the nation's four UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Eight regional parks are also established in the region and serve to protect both the natural environment and cultural legacy.

Local Languages

As in the rest of Lithuania and the official language is Lithuanian. However, in some parts of the region Polish is widely used due to the significant number of ethnic Poles living in the area.

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