Linkmenų Miškas

Linkmenų Miškas is a forest in Ignalina District Municipality, Utena County. Linkmenų Miškas is situated nearby to the village Papliaušys, as well as near Stripeikiai.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lithuanian Museum of Ancient Beekeeping and Šilinis.

Lithuanian Museum of Ancient Beekeeping

Museum

Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lithuanian Museum of Ancient Beekeeping, established in 1984 near Stripeikiai in northeastern Lithuania, displays the history of beekeeping in the area.

Šilinis

Lake

Photo: Aidas U., CC BY 3.0.

Šilinis is a lake.

Joskutis

Lake

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Joskutis is a lake, which is situated 2½ km east of Linkmenų Miškas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stripeikiai and Šiliniškės.

Stripeikiai is the earliest known village in Aukštaitija National Park, Ignalina district best known for its unique ethnographic beekeeping museum. The museum was founded in 1974 by Bronius Kazlas at Vincas Bikus farmstead with a watermill and now receives about 10,000 visitors annually.