Varniai

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Varniai is a historic town in Lithuania that once served as a key political and religious center of the Samogitian region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Varniai canonical 2
Varniai parish 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
administrativeStatus town in Telšiai District Municipality
climateZone humid continental climate
continent Europe
country Lithuania
countrySubdivision Telšiai County
Telšiai District Municipality
governedBy Telšiai District Municipality authorities
governingCountry Lithuania
hasAttraction Varniai Regional Park
historic churches of Varniai
hasCulturalSignificance center of Samogitian culture
hasHeritage historic churches
old town layout
religious monuments
hasMuseum Samogitian Diocese Museum
hasNearbyCity Telšiai
Šiauliai
hasPopulationCharacteristic small town population size
hasPostalCodeSystem Lithuanian postal code system
hasReligiousBuilding Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Varniai Cathedral
heritageStatus historically significant town in Lithuania
historicalImportance center of Christianization in Samogitia
seat of Samogitian bishops
historicalRegion Samogitia
historicalRole political center of Samogitia
religious center of Samogitia
languageUsed Lithuanian
locatedIn Samogitia
Telšiai County
Telšiai District Municipality
locatedNear Lake Biržulis
linked to: Lake Lūkstas

Lake Lūkstas
Varniai Regional Park
partOf Samogitian region
linked to: Samogitia
regionalLanguage Samogitian
linked to: Samogitian language
regionType historic town
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousSignificance center of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Samogitia
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
transportConnection regional roads of Telšiai County
usesCurrency euro

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Varniai Cathedral locatedIn Varniai
Varniai Cathedral hasParish Varniai parish
linked to: Varniai