Salakas
Salakas, a tiny town in northeastern Lithuania, is home to a neo-romantic Church of Our Lady of Sorrows built from hewn stone between 1906 and 1911, alongside a 1930 obelisk bearing soldier and woman sculptures erected on the former site of a Dominican monastery. The town also holds the only active Muslim cemetery in the Aukštaitija region, historic Jewish burial grounds, and a visitors' centre for Gražutė Regional Park that includes a local ethnographic exhibition.
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- Nearest water from center 4.0 km2.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.8 km3.6 mi
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Salakas: quick answers
Where is Salakas?
Salakas is in Lithuania, about 42 km26 miles in a straight line from Daugavpils.
How do you get to Salakas?
The nearest airport is Panevėžys (PNV), about 2 hr 20 min away by road. The nearest train station is Dūkštas, about 21 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Salakas?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C65°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -4°C25°F. The wettest month is August, with about 87 mm3.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Salakas?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums and 1 place of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Salakas?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Utena, Švenčionys and Užpaliai.