Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė

The St John the Baptist church buildings are the main cultural objects of Old Town. The church was built in the Romanesque revival style, with a Latin cross layout and two towers.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Plungė, Lithuania
  • Address: Vytauto g. 34, Plungė, 90123

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Perkūnas Oak and Plungė Manor.

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Perkūnas’s Oak is the oldest oak tree in Mansion Park – grows in the central area of the park next to Oginskis Palace. The diameter of Perkūnas’s Oak is 1.65 m, while its height is 25 m. is situated 530 metres northeast of Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė.

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is a former Ogiński family residential manor in , Lithuania. It now harbors the Art Museum. is situated 670 metres northeast of Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė.

Church
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, also called the All Saints Chapel or the Zubov Chapel, is a chapel built in the Romantic Classical style located in the old graveyard of , Lithuania. is situated 610 metres west of Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plungė and Noriškiai.

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is a town in the region of Lithuania, with a population of 17,000 in 2022. The main reason to come this way is for Samogitia National Park.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village in the Plungė district municipality, . It is located on the bank of River. is an administrative center of eldership. As of 2011, there were 612 inhabitants living in this village.

Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė

Latitude
55.91376° or 55° 54′ 50″ north
Longitude
21.83858° or 21° 50′ 19″ east
Inception
1933
Open location code
9G73WR7Q+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 126140998
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q11746854
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In Other Languages

From Lithuanian to Samogitian—“Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė” goes by many names.
  • Lithuanian: “Plungės šv. Jono Krikštytojo bažnyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Plungės Šv. Jono Krikštytojo bažnyčia”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela w Płungianach”
  • Russian: “Костёл Святого Иоанна Крестителя (Плунге)”
  • Russian: “Костёл Святого Иоанна Крестителя”
  • Samogitian: “Plongės Šv. Juona Krėkštītuojė bažninčė”
  • “Plongės Šv. Juona Krėkštītuojė bažninčė”

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