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Merkine Destination Guide
Touring Merkine in Lithuania
Merkine in the region of Lithuania (general) is a city located in Lithuania - some 17 mi or ( 28 km ) South-East of Vilnius , the country's capital city .
Time in Merkine is now 04:55 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Vilnius " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Riga, Pskov, Vilnius, Utena, and Šalčininkėliai. Being here already, consider visiting Riga . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Merkine ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
YAGATHERING 2009 psy stage @ night-Amazing ,festival
Main Stage , Psystage at sunnday night .. and you see the Amazing dekorations.... YEEAAH... and hear the great music ..
Virtualus Turgelių turas / Virtual Tour of Turgeliai, Lithuania
www.vietoves.lt pasivažinėjimas po Turgelius (Šalčininkų raj.) Virtual Tour of Turgeliai, Lithuania / Виртуальный тур по Тургеляй, Литва / Tour virtuel de Turgeliai, Lituanie / Virtuelle Tour durch Tu ..
Virtualus Rudaminos turas / Virtual Tour of Rudamina, Lithuania
www.vietoves.lt pasivažinėjimas po Rudaminą (Vilniaus raj.) Virtual Tour of Rudamina, Lithuania / Виртуальный тур по Рудамина, Литва / Tour virtuel de Rudamina, Lituanie / Virtuelle Tour durch Rudamin ..
Virtualus Rakonių turas / Virtual Tour of Rakonys, Lithuania
www.vietoves.lt pasivažinėjimas po Rakonis (Vilniaus raj.) Virtual Tour of Rakonys, Lithuania / Виртуальный тур по Раконис, Литва / Tour virtuel de Rakonys, Lituanie / Virtuelle Tour durch Rakonys, Li ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Kruopinė Hill
Kruopinė (Žybartonys) Hill is a hill located near Vilnius regarded as the second highest point in Lithuania. Its elevation is 293,65 metres. The status of the highest elevation in Lithuania is now being attributed to Aukštojas Hill (293,84 metres). Juozapinė Hill (292,7 metres), formerly known as the highest hill in Lithuania, is currently regarded as the third highest elevation in Lithuania.
Located at 54.53 25.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Juozapinė Hill
Juozapinė Hill is a hill located near Vilnius, formerly regarded as the highest point in Lithuania. Its elevation is 292,7 metres (957 feet); its latitude and longitude are 54.4667/25.5667. The status of the highest elevation in Lithuania is now being attributed to Aukštojas Hill (293,84 m). Juozapinė Hill is in fact only the third highest elevation in Lithuania, the second being Kruopinė (Žybartonys) Hill (293,65 m) situated approximately 10 km west of Juozapinė Hill.
Located at 54.53 25.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Medininkai Castle
Medininkai Castle, a medieval castle in Vilnius district, Lithuania, was built in the late 13th century or the first quarter of the 14th century. The defensive perimeter of the castle was 6.5 hectares; it is the largest enclosure type castle in Lithuania. The castle was built on plain ground and was designed for flank defence. The rectangular castle's yard covered approximately 1.8 hectares and was protected by walls 15 metres high and 2 metres thick. The castle had 4 gates and towers.
Located at 54.54 25.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Šalčininkai District Municipality
Šalčininkai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It has one of biggest Polish minority populations in Lithuania, with 31,223 or over 80% (2001 census) of the population claiming Polish ethnicity. Šalčininkai is the largest town in and the administrative center of the district. The south-eastern border of the municipality with Belarus creates a peninsular shape of Lithuanian territory almost completely surrounded by Belarus.
Located at 54.34 25.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Kurier Wileński
Kurier Wileński is the main Polish-language newspaper in Lithuania. Printed in Vilnius, it is the only Polish-language daily newspaper published east of Poland. A direct descendant of both the 19th-century newspaper of the same name and the Czerwony Sztandar newspaper, created by the Soviet authorities in 1953 as a means of Sovietization of the Polish diaspora left in the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.
Located at 54.66 25.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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