Palūšė

Palūšė is a tourist village in the Aukštaitija National Park in eastern Lithuania. It is located south-west of Ignalina. The church of Palūšė, built in 1750, is considered to be one of the oldest surviving wooden churches in Lithuania. The church is constructed from wood and was built without using nails, only with saws and axes.^[1] It was featured on the one litas banknote. According to the 2011 census, it had 83 residents.^[2] Lithuania singer and composer Mikas Petrauskas was born in Palūšė.^[3]

Palūšė
Village
18th-century wooden church in Palūšė
Palūšė Location of Palūšė
Coordinates: 55°20′N 26°06′E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Utena County
Municipality	Ignalina municipality
Eldership	Ignalina eldership
First mentioned	1651
Population  (2011)
• Total	83
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Tourism

Palušė is famous for its wooden church. It has around 7 hotels and one dedicated camping. Its second attraction is Lūšiai lake which has a pier for small boats. You can book a tourist boat to take you to ledakalnis. The pier hosts concerts in the summer and the beach of palušė is also a popular place. From there you can take a walk on a botanical path to Meironys. "Palušės piratai" (palušė pirates) is a bar and a shop. "Palušes kopa" used to be a restaurant but now its bankrupt. To get to Palušė you can take a train from Vilnius to Ignalina, and then walk on a paved path to Palušė.

Geography

The village is located on the eastern shore of Lake Lūšiai, 6 km west from the district center, the town of Ignalina.

Notable people

• Mikas Petrauskas (1873-1937), a Lithuanian organist, singer (tenor), conductor, and teacher.