Alekšionai
Alekšionai is a village in Varnių sen., Telšiai District Municipality, Telšiai County. Alekšionai is situated nearby to the village Jonikaičiai, as well as near Baginai.- Type: Village
- Description: village in Lithuania
- Also known as: “Aleksionai” and “Alekšioniai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Samogitian Diocese Museum and Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai.
Samogitian Diocese Museum
Museum
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The Samogitian Diocese Museum is a museum dedicated to the former Diocese of Samogitia. Established in 1999, the museum is located in the building of the former Varniai Priest Seminary which was relocated to Kaunas after the failed Uprising of 1863. Samogitian Diocese Museum is situated 4 km east of Alekšionai.
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai
Church
Photo: Žemaitijos kelias, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Varniai, Lithuania. Until 1864 the church was the cathedral of Samogitian diocese and the seat of Bishops of Samogitia. Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Varniai is situated 3½ km east of Alekšionai.
Church of St. Alexander, Varniai
Church
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Alexander's church in Varniai is the oldest church in Samogitia. Church of St. Alexander, Varniai is situated 3½ km east of Alekšionai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kulšiškiai and Varneliai.
Varneliai
Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
Varneliai is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Alekšionai.
Varniai
Town
Photo: Algirdas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Varniai is a city in the Telšiai County, western Lithuania. In the Middle Ages the city was known as Medininkai. Varniai is situated 3½ km east of Alekšionai.
Alekšionai
- Category: locality
- Location: Varnių sen., Telšiai District Municipality, Telšiai County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
55.73882° or 55° 44′ 20″ northLongitude
22.31247° or 22° 18′ 45″ eastElevation
171 metres (561 feet)Open location code
9G74P8Q6+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1067351661OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Samogitian—“Alekšionai” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Alekšionai”
- Lithuanian: “Alekšionai”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Alekšionai”
- Samogitian: “Alekšiuonē”
- “Alekšiuonē”
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