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Explore Rakons in Lithuania
Rakons in the region of Lithuania (general) is a town in Lithuania - some 14 mi or ( 23 km ) South-East of Vilnius , the country's capital city .
Current time in Rakons is now 11:20 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Vilnius " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Pskov, Vilnius, Utena, and Šalčininkėliai. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riga . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Rakons ? 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 ..
Pabo Latino
Pratesi e Fiorentini scatenati al Pabo Latino - Vilnius - Settembre 2010 ..
Vilna Ghetto 2 װילנער געטאָ
ייִדיש אונטןFania Brantsovsky (Brancovskaja), the librarian of the Vilnius Yiddish Institute leads a tour of what was the Vilna Ghetto during the Nazi occupation, where she was imprisoned with the res ..
Virtualus Kalviškių turas / Virtual Tour of Kalviskes, Lithuania
www.vietoves.lt pasivažinėjimas po Kalviškes (Vilniaus raj.) Virtual Tour of Kalviskes, Lithuania / Виртуальный тур по Кальвишкес, Литва / Tour virtuel de Kalviskes, Lituanie / Virtuelle Tour durch Ka ..
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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 6 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 13 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 18 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 19 km away
Rasos Cemetery
Rasos Cemetery (Lithuanian: Rasų kapinės, Belarusian: Могілкі Росы, Polish: cmentarz Na Rossie w Wilnie) is the oldest and most famous cemetery in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is named after the Rasos district where it is located. It is separated into two parts, the old and the new cemeteries, by a narrow Sukilėliai Street. The total area is 10.8 ha. Since 1990 new burials are allowed only to family graves.
Located at 54.67 25.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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