Gerkiškės
Gerkiškės is a village in Punios sen., Alytus District Municipality, Alytus County. Gerkiškės is situated nearby to the village Raižava, as well as near Peckūnai.- Type: Village
- Description: village in Punia Eldership, Lithuania
- Also known as: “Gerkiskes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Raižiai Mosque and Kružiūnų Piliakalnis.
Raižiai Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Raižiai Mosque is a Sunni Islam wooden mosque, located in the village of Raižiai, in the Alytus County of Lithuania. The mosque was the only one to operate during the Soviet era.
Kružiūnų Piliakalnis
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kružiūnų Piliakalnis is situated 4 km southwest of Gerkiškės.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silgionys and Raižiai.
Gerkiškės
- Category: locality
- Location: Punios sen., Alytus District Municipality, Alytus County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.49997° or 54° 29′ 60″ northLongitude
24.1846° or 24° 11′ 5″ eastElevation
113 metres (371 feet)Open location code
9G66F5XM+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 3788841821OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Polish—“Gerkiškės” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Gerkiškės”
- German: “Gerkiškės”
- Lithuanian: “Gerkiškės”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Gerkiškės”
- Polish: “Gierkiszki”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Raižava and Peckūnai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Silgionių kapinės and Silgionių akmuo su „pėda“.
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