Česukai
Česukai | |
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Village | |
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  Česukai | |
| Coordinates: 54°09′01″N 24°11′20″E / 54.15028°N 24.18889°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County | Alytus County |
| Municipality | Varėna district municipality |
| Eldership | Merkinė eldership |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Česukai is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 5 people.[1] The village is located 1 km south to Merkinė, between Nemunas and Merkys rivers, at Dzūkija National Park. Česukai is surrounded by a pine forest and it is only reachable by a forest road which branches from Vilnius-Hrodno highway.
Česukai is famous by its bioenergetic pyramid build by a local resident Povilas Žėkas. It is on the site of where he had a mystical experience as a child of seven on 20 August 1990.[2] It attracts a broad range of people such as Laima Paksienė, wife of Rolandas Paksas, who goes there every two weeks sometimes with her whole family.[3] She participated in a campaign to save the pyramid from demolition when this was proposed by Lithuanian officials.[4] Many people visit this place believing that this pyramid has healing powers.
References
[edit]- ^ Alytaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 55. ISBN 9986-589-83-5.
- ^ Merkinė Pyramid Official website. "The story in brief". Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ Svėrytė, Monika. "L.Paksienė pradėjo vesti meditacijos seansus Merkinės piramidėje". Lrytas. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ Gelūno, Irmanto. "Laima Paksienė: jei griaus Merkinės piramidę, gulsiu kryžiumi prieš buldozerius!". Žmonės. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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