Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė
The St John the Baptist church buildings are the main cultural objects of Plungė Old Town. The church was built in the Romanesque revival style, with a Latin cross layout and two towers.Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
Perkūnas Oak
Photo: Žemaitijos kelias, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Perkūnas’s Oak is the oldest oak tree in Plungė 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. Perkūnas Oak is situated 530 metres northeast of Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė.
Plungė Manor
Photo: Viskonsas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plungė Manor is a former Ogiński family residential manor in Plungė, Lithuania. It now harbors the Samogitian Art Museum. Plungė Manor is situated 670 metres northeast of Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė.
St John the Baptist chapel
Church
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St John the Baptist chapel, 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 Plungė City, Lithuania. St John the Baptist chapel is situated 610 metres west of Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plungė and Noriškiai.
Plungė
Photo: Žemaitijos kelias, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plungė is a town in the Samogitia region of Lithuania, with a population of 17,000 in 2022. The main reason to come this way is for Samogitia National Park.
Babrungas
Village
Church of St. John the Baptist, Plungė
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Plungės miesto sen., Plungė District Municipality, Telšiai County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
55.91376° or 55° 54′ 50″ northLongitude
21.83858° or 21° 50′ 19″ eastInception
1933Open location code
9G73WR7Q+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 126140998OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata 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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