Verkė
The Verkė is a small rivulet in Vilnius, Lithuania, which gave the name to the Verkiai neighborhood. According to the legend, the Verkė was the birthplace of the semi-legendary pagan priest Lizdeika, a forefather of the Radziwiłł family, a Polish princely family.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Lithuania
- Also known as: “Verke” and “Verkė River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Verkiai Palace and Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross, Vilnius.
Verkiai Palace
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Verkiai Palace is an 18th-century neoclassical mansion in Verkiai, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross, Vilnius
Church
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The Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic church in Jeruzalė neighborhood of Vilnius, Lithuania. Located on the right bank of Neris River, it is the centerpiece of the Vilnius Calvary, a 35-station Way of the Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Verkiai and Kalvarijos.
Verkiai
Suburb
Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Verkiai is the northernmost eldership in Vilnius, Lithuania. It covers neighborhoods of Baltupiai, Jeruzalė, Visoriai, Santariškės, Balsiai, Ožkiniai, Didieji Gulbinai and the whole area of Verkiai Regional Park.
Verkė
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Vilnius, Vilnius County, Dzūkija, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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In Other Languages
From German to Lithuanian—“Verkė” goes by many names.
- German: “Verkė”
- Lithuanian: “Verkė”
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Localities in the Area
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