Miežeiniai

Miežeiniai is a village in Varnių sen., Telšiai District Municipality, Telšiai County and has about 11 residents. Miežeiniai is situated nearby to the village Gintalai, as well as near Kūjainiai.

Type: Village with 11 residents
Description: village in Lithuania
Also known as: “Miezeiniai” and “Mozheykyay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Samogitian Diocese Museum and Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai.

Samogitian Diocese Museum

Museum

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The Samogitian Diocese Museum is a museum dedicated to the former Diocese of Samogitia. Established in 1999, the museum is located in the building of the former Varniai Priest Seminary which was relocated to Kaunas after the failed Uprising of 1863.

Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai

Church

Photo: Žemaitijos kelias, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Peter and St. Paul's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Varniai, Lithuania. Until 1864 the church was the cathedral of Samogitian diocese and the seat of Bishops of Samogitia.

Church of St. Alexander, Varniai

Church

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St. Alexander's church in Varniai is the oldest church in Samogitia. Church of St. Alexander, Varniai is situated 2½ km southeast of Miežeiniai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Varniai and Kulšiškiai.

Varniai

Town

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Varniai is a city in the Telšiai County, western Lithuania. In the Middle Ages the city was known as Medininkai. Varniai is situated 2½ km southeast of Miežeiniai.