Asveja Regional Park, established in 1992, covers 11,589 hectare

Hectare

The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...

s in east-central Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

 near the town of Dubingiai

Dubingiai

Dubingiai is a town in Molėtai district in Lithuania. It is situated near Lake Asveja, the longest lake in the country. The town has 260 inhabitants as of 2003.-History:...

. It protects a glacial landscape that includes 30 lakes. Wetlands comprise about 8% of its territory.

The park also contains the Dubingiai Mound and castle site, burial grounds, several villages, and a historic schoolhouse.