Zarasai district
Zarasai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It borders with Latvia and Belarus.
It has significant Russian minority population in Lithuania, with sixth of the population claiming Russian ethnicity.
Local government u ...
municipality of
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
. It is right near the border to
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
.
There is a wooden chapel built in 1650 not using
saw
A saw is a tool consisting of a tough blade, Wire saw, wire, or Chainsaw, chain with a hard toothed edge used to cut through material. Various terms are used to describe toothed and abrasive saws.
Saws began as serrated materials, and when man ...
s or iron
nail
Nail or Nails may refer to:
In biology
* Nail (anatomy), toughened protective protein-keratin (known as alpha-keratin, also found in hair) at the end of an animal or human digit, such as fingernail
* Nail (beak), a plate of hard horny tissue a ...
s; it is the oldest wooden religious building in Lithuania. Stelmužė is also known for the Tower of Slaves (), a rectangular building constructed of stone and bricks in the 18th century, used for imprisonment of
serf
Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism and similar systems. It was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery. It developed du ...
s. It was restored and registered as a 17th century architectural cultural monument.
The village is famous for its
Stelmužė Oak
The Stelmužė Oak () is a Quercus robur, common oak tree which grows in the former Stelmužė Manor park by Stelmužė tεɫˈmʊʒeːvillage, Zarasai district, Lithuania.
Gallery
Stelmužė oak.jpg , Stelmužė Oak
Stelmužė002.JPG , Stelmužė church
Stelmuzes varp.jpg, Stelmužė church belltower
Stelmuzes vergu.jpg, Stelmužė Tower of Slaves
Stelmužė 32295, Lithuania - panoramio (26).jpg, Stelmužė manor