Ignalina district tourism information centre in Ignalina

Ignalina · Lithuania

Ignalina district tourism information centre

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📍 Ateities g. 18A, 30117 Ignalina, Lithuania

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Palūšė is a tourist village in the Aukštaitija National Park in eastern Lithuania. It is located south-west of Ignalina. The church of Palūšė, built in 1750, is considered to be one of the oldest surviving wooden churches in Lithuania. The church is constructed from wood and was built without using nails, only with saws and axes. It was featured on the one litas banknote. According to the 2011 census, it had 83 residents. Lithuania singer and composer Mikas Petrauskas was born in Palūšė.

  • 1 The church of Palūšė, built in 1750, is considered to be one of the oldest surviving wooden churches in Lithuania.
  • 2 The church is constructed from wood and was built without using nails, only with saws and axes.
  • 3 According to the 2011 census, it had 83 residents.

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