Alsėdžiai
Alsėdžiai is a small town in the Plungė district municipality. It is near the Sruoja River, 20 km from Plungė. Alsėdžiai is an administrative center of the Alsėdžiai eldership.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 896 residents
- Description: human settlement in Lithuania
- Also known as: “Al’sedzhyay”, “Alsedzhay”, “Alsedziai”, and “Alsėdžių”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Immaculate Conception, Alsėdžiai and Alsėdžiai gymnasium.
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Alsėdžiai
Church
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In 1421–1842, Alsėdžiai belonged to the Samogitian bishops, and from 1465 it became their permanent residence. The first church in Alsėdžiai was built in the 14th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kęstaičiai and Grumbliai.
Kęstaičiai
Village
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Kęstaičiai is a village in Telšiai District Municipality, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had 32 residents. Kęstaičiai is situated 4½ km east of Alsėdžiai.
Grumbliai
Village
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Grumbliai is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of Alsėdžiai.
Platakiai
Village
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Platakiai is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Alsėdžiai.
Alsėdžiai
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Alsėdžių sen., Plungė District Municipality, Telšiai County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.02887° or 56° 1′ 44″ northLongitude
22.04821° or 22° 2′ 54″ eastPopulation
896Elevation
145 metres (476 feet)Open location code
9G8422HX+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1550846401OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
601105Wikidata ID
Q4735905
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Alsėdžiai” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Альседжэй”
- Belarusian: “Альсяды”
- Catalan: “Alsėdžiai”
- Dutch: “Alsėdžiai”
- Estonian: “Alsėdžiai”
- French: “Alsėdžiai”
- Hebrew: “אלסיאד”
- Irish: “Alsėdžiai”
- Lithuanian: “Alsėdžiai”
- Polish: “Alsėdžiai”
- Polish: “Olsiady”
- Russian: “Альседжяй”
- Russian: “Ольясыд” (historical)
- Samogitian: “Alsiedē”
- Ukrainian: “Альседжяй”
- “Alsiedē”
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