Pakerai

Pakerai is a village in the Plungė district municipality, to the south from Plungė. As of 2011, there were 154 inhabitants living in this village.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Plungė Manor and Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė.

Plungė Manor

Photo: Viskonsas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Plungė Manor is a former Ogiński family residential manor in Plungė, Lithuania. It now harbors the Samogitian Art Museum. Plungė Manor is situated 3½ km northwest of Pakerai.

Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė

Church

Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The St John the Baptist church buildings are the main cultural objects of Plungė Old Town. The church was built in the Romanesque revival style, with a Latin cross layout and two towers. Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė is situated 3 km northwest of Pakerai.

Perkūnas Oak

Photo: Žemaitijos kelias, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Perkūnas’s Oak is the oldest oak tree in Plungė Mansion Park – grows in the central area of the park next to Oginskis Palace. The diameter of Perkūnas’s Oak is 1.65 m, while its height is 25 m. Perkūnas Oak is situated 3½ km northwest of Pakerai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plungė and Babrungas.

Plungė

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Plungė is a town in the Samogitia region of Lithuania, with a population of 17,000 in 2022. The main reason to come this way is for Samogitia National Park.

Babrungas

Village

Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 2.5.

Babrungas is a village in the Plungė district municipality, Lithuania. It is located on the bank of Babrungas River. Babrungas is an administrative center of Babrungas eldership. As of 2011, there were 612 inhabitants living in this village. Babrungas is situated 4 km north of Pakerai.