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<< Our Photo Pages >> Vištyčio akmuo - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Lithuania

Submitted by Alta-Falisa on Friday, 25 September 2015  Page Views: 1788

Natural PlacesSite Name: Vištyčio akmuo
Country: Lithuania
NOTE: This site is 19.75 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Marijampolė  Nearest Village: Vištytis
Latitude: 54.470200N  Longitude: 22.705000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Vištyčio akmuo
Vištyčio akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : As seen from the road. June 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone in Lithuania

Third largest boulder in Lithuania, very well known and photographed, and very easily accessible by car.

That said, it really stands out of the major routes and requires some time to be reached. As an added "thrill", it stands in a "corner" of Europe : very close to the point where Lithuania, Poland and Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast, Калинингра́дская о́бласть) merge, south of Lake Vištytis (Vištyčio ežeras, Виштынецкое озеро).

Vištyčio akmuo itself stands at 100 m of the border with Kaliningrad Oblast.
The village of Vištytis is a bit sleepy, which is part of its charm, and the shores of the lake are very inviting. Be aware that the border is not far away from the shore and, for the time being, crossing it by boat, even inadvertently, may not the best idea if your planning is tight (I didn't check out that one).

In the 18th century, it was used as an altar and called Holy Trinity Stone, and much respected throughout the 19th c. Later, when the region was governed by the German Empire, an attempt to split it into smaller stones failed. The marks left on the surface are supposed to account about that.

Up to recently, a ladder allowed to reach its top. The ladder has gone and, I swear it, it is no longer possible to climb on Vištyčio akmuo.
Please note (photo 138108) the rock-cut basin, a rather common feature found on several large and medium-size boulders.

Listed as natural and archaeological monument since 1964.

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Vištyčio akmuo
Vištyčio akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : Seen from the road 186. June 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vištyčio akmuo
Vištyčio akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : Vintage photo, probably from the interbellum period, in any case when the boulder was still not yet completely dug out. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vištyčio akmuo
Vištyčio akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : The South Face. The road 186 is on the crest. June 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vištyčio akmuo
Vištyčio akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : Rock-cut basin on the top. June 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vištyčio akmuo
Vištyčio akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : Marks left on the stone (Northern side) showing (unsuccessful) attempts to split it. Photo : June 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vištyčio akmuo
Vištyčio akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : "Rear view". An attempt to split the stone didn't succeed. Photo : June 2015.

Vištyčio akmuo
Vištyčio akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : About 50 m to the North, a resting place. You may prefer the shore of Lake Vištytis. June 2015.

Vištyčio akmuo
Vištyčio akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : Information board, in Lithuanian, interesting to all for the photos and the regional map. June 2015.

Vištyčio akmuo
Vištyčio akmuo submitted by Alta-Falisa : Old style panel, in itself historical, still in place if supplemented by a detailed information board. June 2015.

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