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.[1] It was featured on the one litas banknote. According to the 2011 census, it had 83 residents.[2] Lithuania singer and composer Mikas Petrauskas was born in Palūšė.[3]
Palūšė | |
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Village | |
 18th-century wooden church in Palūšė | |
  Palūšė Location of Palūšė | |
| Coordinates: 55°20′N 26°06′E / 55.333°N 26.100°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County | Utena County |
| Municipality | Ignalina municipality |
| Eldership | Ignalina eldership |
| First mentioned | 1651 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 83 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Geography edit
The village is located on the eastern shore of Lake Lūšiai, 6 km west from the district center, the town of Ignalina.
Notable people edit
- Mikas Petrauskas (1873-1937), a Lithuanian organist, singer (tenor), conductor, and teacher.
References edit
- ^ Architektūriniai, archeologiniai, istoriniai paminklai. Ignalina municipality.
- ^ "Utenos apskrities gyventojų surašymo duomenys". Lithuanian official statistics department. 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Paminklas Mikui Petrauskui atminti". Palūšė official website.
External links edit
- Tourism Centre Palūšė (in English, Lithuanian, German, and Russian)
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