Top Things to do in Telsiai County
The 10 Best Sights & Landmarks in Telsiai County, Telsiai County
Discover the best top things to do in Telsiai County, Lithuania including Telsiai Cathedral, St. John the Baptist Church, Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church, Church of Apostles St. Peter and Paul, St. John the Baptist Church, Telsiai Russian Orthodox St. Nicholas Church, Church of All Saints, Varniai Church Of St. Alexander, Telsiai Yeshiva, Remembrance Chapel Rainiai Massacre.
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1. Telsiai Cathedral
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 9 reviews
The cathedral was built in late baroque and classical styles in 1765. There are 7 altars in the church, 2 of them is central. In the cryptus of the cathedral there have been buried 3 bishops of Telsiai: Justinas Staugaitis, Vincentas Borisevicius, and Pranciskus Ramanauskas.
Reviewed By KlaipedaD - Klaipeda, Lithuania
Location on Top of hill, excellent surrounding area, perfect panorama, building are baroque and classicism style. Interior are really amazing, church are not that big but balcony are huge, very nice decorated, light inside and cosy, winter time warming up. City can proud to have that lovely church
2. St. John the Baptist Church
3. Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church
4. Church of Apostles St. Peter and Paul
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By arvizasm - Lithuania, null
Very beautiful white church with red roof. Also check wooden yellow church and Samogitian Diocese Museum in Varniai.
6. Telsiai Russian Orthodox St. Nicholas Church
The only existing cubist style sacred architecture building can be found in Telšiai city. The church had originally been built in the 19th century in a very different place, but because at the time it was built due to the demolition of a Catholic church and graveyard, during the period of Lithuanian Independence the Russian orthodox community received compensation to relocate to another building.
7. Church of All Saints
One of the oldest churches in Samogitia - Luoke All Saints church – was built at the beginning of the 15th century, soon after the Christianisation of Samogitia in 1413. Then, by the order of Grand Duke Vytautas Magnus eight churches were to be built in Samogitia, one of them in Luoke. The first bishop of Samogitian diocese lived in Luoke.
8. Varniai Church Of St. Alexander
St. Alexander’s church that unites the characteristics of late Baroque and wooden folk architecture can be considered the oldest church in Samogitia. It is true, that since 1417 when by the care of Vytautas Magnus it was built and consecrated, the church was damaged and rebuilt many times.
9. Telsiai Yeshiva
In 18th century Telsiai district was probably best known for its Yeshiva – a Jewish religious centre, which attracted students from England, United States, Uruguay, South Africa, Hungary and other countries. At that time Telsiai Yeshiva was probably the most important rabbi academy in the whole world.
10. Remembrance Chapel Rainiai Massacre
Rainiai Massacre took place on the night from 24th to 25th June 1941 executed by Soviet troops in which 76 political prisoners from Telsiai prison were killed. The soldiers transported the prisoners from the prison in the dead of night, brutally tortured and executed them without any charges. When commemorating the 50-year anniversary of the massacre, a new chapel was consecrated in Rainiai.
