Šiekštelis

Šiekštelis is a lake in Ignalina District Municipality, Utena County. Šiekštelis is situated nearby to the village Palmajė, as well as near Šiliniškės.

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Lithuania
Also known as: “ež. Šiekštelis”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lithuanian Museum of Ancient Beekeeping and Joskutis.

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.

Joskutis

Lake

Photo: Hugo.arg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Joskutis is a lake.

Šilinis

Lake

Photo: Aidas U., CC BY 3.0.

Šilinis is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aukštaitija National Park and Ginučiai.

Aukštaitija National Park

Photo: Dakys, GFDL.

Aukštaitija National Park is in the Aukštaitija region of Lithuania, 110 km northeast of the capital Vilnius.

Ginučiai

Village

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Ginučiai is a village on the shore of the Lake Linkmenas in the Aukštaitija National Park, Ignalina district of Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, its population was 44.

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.

Šiekštelis

Category: body of water
Location: Ignalina District Municipality, Utena County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

55.3974° or 55° 23′ 51″ north

Longitude

25.97° or 25° 58′ 12″ east

Open location code

9G779XW9+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 116629289

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

Wikidata ID

Q65260369

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In Other Languages

“Šiekštelis” goes by many names.

Lithuanian: “Šiekštelis”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Palmajė and Šiliniškės.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bičiulių apžvalgos bokštas and Stripeikių kaimo kapinės.

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