Gražutė Regional Park
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Gražutė Regional Park, established in 1992, covers 29,741 hectare
s in northeast Lithuania
.
About 20% of its territory consists of lakes, including Lake Šventas and Lake Luodis
, and wetlands; forests cover about 55% of the land. Several villages that include sites with architectural and historical value are located within the park.
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 northeast 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...
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About 20% of its territory consists of lakes, including Lake Šventas and Lake Luodis
Lake Luodis
Luodis Lake is situated in Zarasai district municipality, Lithuania. Lake contains two large islands. Town of Salakas is situated near the lake....
, and wetlands; forests cover about 55% of the land. Several villages that include sites with architectural and historical value are located within the park.