Stelmužė

Stelmužė is a village in Zarasai district municipality of Lithuania.

Stelmužė from the east

There is a wooden chapel built in 1650 not using saws or iron nails; it is the oldest wooden religious building in Lithuania. Stelmužė is also known for the Tower of Slaves (Lithuanian: Vergų bokštas), a rectangular building constructed of stone and bricks in the 18th century, used for imprisonment of serfs. It was restored and registered as a 17th century architectural cultural monument.[1]

The village is famous for its Stelmužė Oak, the oldest in Lithuania and one of the oldest in Europe. The oak is about one and a half thousand years old.[2]

  • Stelmužė Oak
    Stelmužė Oak
  • Stelmužė church
    Stelmužė church
  • Stelmužė church belltower
    Stelmužė church belltower
  • Stelmužė Tower of Slaves
    Stelmužė Tower of Slaves
  • Stelmužė manor
    Stelmužė manor

References
  1. Legendomis apipintas dvaras slepia itin žiaurią istoriją: bokšte kalino baudžiauninkus, juos mainė į šunis
  2. "Lietuvos metų medžiu išrinktas Stelmužės ąžuolas" [Stelmužė oak was chosen as the Lithuanian tree of the year]. Zarasų Rajono Savivaldybė (in Lithuanian). 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2021-09-28.

55°49′39″N 26°13′11″E

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