Varniškės I

Varniškės I is a hamlet in Tauragnų sen., Utena District Municipality, Utena County and has about 10 residents. Varniškės I is situated nearby to the hamlet Skroblus I, as well as near the village Stripeikiai.

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Type: Hamlet with 10 residents
Description: village in Lithuania
Also known as: “Varniskes I”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lithuanian Museum of Ancient Beekeeping and Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Daunoriai.

Lithuanian Museum of Ancient Beekeeping

Museum

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

Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Daunoriai

Church

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Šilinis

Lake

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Šilinis is a lake, which is situated 4 km southeast of Varniškės I.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skroblus I and Stripeikiai.

Skroblus I

Hamlet

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Skroblus I is a hamlet.

Stripeikiai

Village

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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.