Perloja

church

Perloja is a village with 744 inhabitants in the Varėna district , Lithuania , on the A4 highway on the right bank of the Merky River . To the south of Perloja lies the Varėna Forest, and Lake Lavysas is 5 km away. Since 1930 there is a Catholic Church Perloja , a Vytautas monument (8.3 meters tall; author Petras Tarabilda ), a school, a cultural center, library, post office (LT-65039), medicine point. Perloja was mentioned in a document in 1378 and was an independent republic from 1918 to 1923. Perloja has had its own coat of arms since 1993 .

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : In silver a gold- armored brown bison with a golden Latin cross growing out of the head standing on a green shield base .

literature

Perloja, 1378–1923 (Sud. Petronėlė Česnulevičiūtė). - Kaunas: Arx Baltica, 2008. - 220 p .: iliustr. - ISBN 978-9955-39-014-5
Iš Perlojos Tavo sūnūs…: Perlojos Respublikos istorija (Sud. Sigitas Lūžys, Marija Lūžytė). - Kaunas, 2008. - ISBN 978-9955-800-89-7

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