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Estonia BALTIC SEA RIGA Latvia Lithuania Russia Poland GRODNO Belarus Closest neighbors Lazdijai-Riga 360 km, Lazdijai-Warsaw 321 km EN Lazdijai-Grodno 95 km, Lazdijai- Kaliningrad 232 km WARSAW 1 LAZDIJAI REGION LAZDIJAI REGION 2 building, one of the oldest exhibits in the city, was season, a playful and illuminating fountain hero. Another monument for her can be seen in the former "Žiburys" gymnasium of Seinai, which spurts and shines on weekend nights in Lake Vainežeris Park, near Kapčiamiestis, where she was managed by priest, poet, translator and Ančia. died in the former Ablomavičius estate. Stone teacher Motiejus Gustaitis. Poet Salomėja Nėris Age settlement known as Pinčiaragis or created her poetry while being a German teacher The town of Kapčiamiestis is located at the confluence of the rivers Baltoji Ančia and Palangėlė, which was discovered in the loop of at the gymnasium. On the second floor of the Baltoji Ančia River in the 1960s, attracts museum, you can see the poet's footprints in the Nieda. The old cemetery of the town is the sand, the coffin-shaped room where she lived. resting place of Captain Emilija Pliaterytė, travelers with its wonderful nature. Beautifully landscaped Lazdijai City Park is not participant in the Uprising of 1831. In the town So we invite you to visit Lazdijai region and only great for taking a walk, but also for cycling, square, stands a monument dedicated to this experience all of this yourselves! roller-skating or riding a scooter on a well-made trail. The trail continues up to Lake Baltajis. A Welcome! little further from the city of Lazdijai, in the Public Institution “Lazdijai Tourism Information Centre” village of Aštrioji Kirsna, you can take a tour of Lazdijai district is located in the southwestern the Aštrioji Kirsna Manor, its exceptionally Public Institution “Lazdijai Tourism room rental and outdoor display screen part of Alytus County and borders with two beautiful park and 19 preserved manor buildings foreign countries - Belarus and Poland. Lazdijai (after arranging your visit with the owner). Information Centre” provides free information advertising services. The conference room and District Municipality covers an area of 130938.7 Further on, an open-air museum of Southern about regional and national tourism services. the outdoor display screen are located in the ha. This land attracts tourists with its beautiful Lithuanian history, household and stones Here you can get free publications with tourist subdivision of Public Institution "Lazdijai Tourism landscapes and natural, unspoiled nature. A “Jotvingių kiemas” is located in the village of information, buy souvenirs representing Lazdijai Information Centre" near the Lithuanian-Polish large part of the territory (42976.15 ha) is covered Kybartai. This is the place where the stories of region and Lithuania, book sightseeing tours of border (Janaslavas vlg. 10, Lazdijai eld., Lazdijai by forests. Part of the municipality's territory is Lazdijai region nature and people are beautifully tourist attractions in Lazdijai District District Municipality). occupied by Veisiejai and Meteliai regional parks, and creatively intertwined. Municipality. The centre provides conference which lately have become popular tourist attractions. The pride of the Lazdijai region is Traveling towards the Lithuanian-Polish border, Dusia Lake, also known as the Sea of Dzūkija. It is travelers will see the sign “Border road “Iron the third largest lake in Lithuania, that blends Curtain”. Choosing a trip along the former border into the horizon when the wind or fog rises, and (war) road, you can enjoy the unique landscape of the nearby pine trees and sandy shores make you Lake Galadusys, visit the European forest, and feel as if you are at the seaside. There are more see the fragments of the barbed wire fence. The than 150 lakes in Lazdijai district. Probably not city of Veisiejai is the Venice of Lithuania, even locals living in the Lazdijai region could surrounded on all sides by Lake Ančia. The name them all, but they would definitely mention monument for Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, the the big lakes: Metelys, Seirijis, Galstas, creator of Esperanto language, the circle of old Galadusys, Ančia or Veisiejis. linden trees and a several hundred years old ash tree will definitely catch your attention in Lazdijai is a city dating back over 400 years. It Veisiejai Manor Park. If you're planning a trip to has many special places to visit: The Church of St. Veisiejai, a visit to the remaining Pavilion of Public Institution “Lazdijai Tourism Information Centre” Subdivision near the Lithuanian-Polish border Ann, a square named after the Lithuanian Veisiejai Manor, where the Veisiejai Regional Park partisan leader Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas Address: Vilniaus st. 1, LT-67106 Lazdijai Address: Janaslavo vlg. 10, LT-67170 Lazdijai District Visitor Centre is located – is a must. There you Tel. +370 318 66 130 Municipality and a monument built in his honor, a can not only learn about the history of the manor, E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +370 318 51 881 representative Lazdijai Independence Square but also discover the fascinating world of the Working hours: E-mail: [email protected] and the Independence Monument standing there. unique flora and fauna, that can be found at Mon-Thu 08:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Fri 08:00 a.m. - 03:45 p.m. Working hours: Going down Seinų Street, Lazdijai Regional Lunch break: 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Veisiejai Regional Park. During the summer Mon-Sun 08:00 a.m. – 08:00 p.m. Museum will catch your eye. The museum GPS: 54.234343, 23.516223 (WGS) GPS: 54.176197, 23.480965 (WGS) 3 Calendar of Traditional Events Museums 4 Lazdijai Regional Museum February Commemoration of the February 16th and traditional horse race in Lazdijai Hippodrome The Lazdijai Regional Museum is located in one of the oldest buildings in the city of April Lazdijai. Seinai “Žiburys” gymnasium operated in Feast of the first furrow in Veisiejai this building during 1920-1936. The "Old May Gymnasium Classroom", which presents the Commemoration of the Kalniškė Battle history of the region's education, is installed in the museum. Priest Motiejus Gustaitis welcomes International plein-air of artists “Veisiejų pavasaris” the visitors of this exposition. Museum reflects Cleanup campaign “Švarinam Ančią” the history of the region, exhibits archaeological finds, copies of old maps and various historical June documents. The second floor holds an exhibition Traditional international festival “Pasienio fiesta” dedicated to Salomėja Nėris. Bicycle trip “Mink į priekį” Event dedicated to see off the turtles back into nature Sightseeing tour of Veisiejai Regional Park July Address: Seinų st. 29, Lazdijai Tel. +370 318 52 726 Celebration of King Mindaugas coronation in Rudamina E-mail: [email protected] Working hours: Feast of Oninės at Prelomčiškė mound Tue-Fri 09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m., Sat 09:00 a.m. – 03:45 p.m. GPS: 54.230013, 23.512761 (WGS) August Music festival “Metelio banga” Ethnographic Homestead of Pranas Dzūkas Bicycle trip “Pavyk saulėlydį” The homestead reflects rural mode of th September life in Dzūkija in the beginning of XX c. This Theatrical fair “Lazdijų ruduo” museum was founded in 1970, in the village of Delnica. The homestead consists of a · Orientative bicycle trip “Ten, kur medvarlės šokuoja” farmhouse, granary, thrashing-floor, good November barn, old barn and blacksmith. All buildings have exhibits of antique farm implements, Farmers' festival of Lazdijai District Municipality furniture, and household items. During the December summer, ethnographic celebrations take place in the homestead. Near the museum is the Event “Auksinės scenos peteliškės” Address: Delnicos vlg., Šeštokai eld., Lazdijai District theater “Sodžius”. Municipality Tel. +370 633 30 628, E-mail: [email protected] Business awards “Verslo sparnai” Working hours: Tue-Thu 08:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m., Fri-Sat 09:00 a.m. – 03:45 p.m. GPS: 54.357215, 23.468234(WGS) 5 Museums Museums 6 Museum of Freedom Fights Veisiejai Regional Museum The establishment of Museum of 1917), who, in 1885, came to work in Veisiejai and Freedom Fights was initiated in 1992 on a social there finished creating Esperanto language, basis by deportees, partisans, political prisoners organist and composer Juozas Neimontas, poet and their relatives in Lazdijai district. The Sigitas Geda. exposition is located in the house which was used as a State Security headquarters in Lazdijai (KGB) during the post-war period. Museum holds a collection of memories and real testimonies of political prisoners, deportees, partisans, and other residents about the freedom fights of 1944- 1953 and the stages of Lazdijai residents' exile Ramanauskas-Vanagas, contains documents, Museum was founded in 1998. It has Address: Vytauto st. 47, Veisiejai and imprisonment. Freedom fights in Dainava photos, books, which bear witness to his heroic collected many exhibits related to the history Tel. +370 318 56 535 county's Šarūnas squad during the Soviet sacrifice in the name of Lithuania. of Veisiejai, its school and exile of town's E-mail: [email protected] residents. Museum exhibits material about Working hours: occupation are reflected in the innovative Address: Vytauto st. 11, Lazdijai Tue-Thu 09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m., Fri-Sat 09:00 a.m. – 03:45 Tel. +370 633 30 628 exposition about the fighters of the Lazdijai oculist and creator of international Esperanto p.m. region and their memorial places. The E-mail: [email protected] Working hours: language Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof (1859- GPS: 54.100903, 23.696807 (WGS) exposition, dedicated to the legendary Tue-Thu 09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m., Fri 09:00 a.m. – 03:45 p.m. Lithuanian partisan leader Adolfas GPS: 54.236342, 23.51187 (WGS) Museum of Emilija Pliaterytė in Kapčiamiestis House-Museum of Jonas Reitelaitis Museum of Emilija Pliaterytė in is the most significant work of J.