Poškonys
Poškonys is a village in Vilnius County, 14 kilometres southeast of Šalčininkai, Lithuania, in the so-called Dieveniškės appendix. While the inhabitants of Dieveniškės appendix are mostly Polish by ethnicity, Poškonys from the old days had a Lithuanian majority.
- Type: Village with 129 residents
- Description: town in Dzūkija, Lithuania
- Also known as: “Pashki”, “Poshkos”, “Poskonys”, and “Poškos”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Grybiškių ąžuolas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siaurimai and Lastaučikai.
Paginai
Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.Poškonys
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Poškonių sen., Šalčininkai District Municipality, Vilnius County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.26583° or 54° 15′ 57″ north
Longitude
25.62347° or 25° 37′ 25″ east
Population
129
Elevation
193 metres (633 feet)
Open location code
9G677J8F+89
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Poškonys” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Poškonys”
- Estonian: “Poškonys”
- Lithuanian: “Poškonys”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Poškonys”
- Polish: “Paszki”
- Russian: “Пошконис”
- Samogitian: “Puoškuonis”
- Ukrainian: “Пошконис”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Padvarės and Didžiuliai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Grybiškių ąžuolo pėsčiųjų maršrutas and Dieveniškių istorinio regioninio lankytojų centras.
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