Veisiejai
Located in Lazdijai District Municipality, Alytus County Coordinates: 54°06′04″ N 23°41′46″ E
- Population
- 1,654
- 1.7K
- Elevation
- 119 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- KUN Kaunas International Airport99 km
- VNO Vilnius International Airport119 km
About Veisiejai
Veisiejai is a village. Location: Lazdijai District Municipality, Alytus County. Population: 1,654. Elevation: 119 m.
Veisiejai (pronounced [vɛɪ̯ˑˈs̪ʲɪɛɪ̯ˑɛɪ̯ˑ] ) is a town in the Lazdijai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Lazdijai. The Esperanto language was created in Veisiejai where L. L. Zamenhof started his practice as an ophthalmologist in 1885. There is a church dedicated to St. George (built in 1817), an old estate with a park, high school, kindergarten "Ąžuoliukas", a post office (postal code LT-67043), a museum and monuments dedicated to the composer J. Neimontas and L. L.
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Population of Veisiejai over time
| 2012 | 1,412 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,380 | |
| 2014 | 1,356 | |
| 2015 | 1,327 | |
| 2016 | 1,285 | |
| 2017 | 1,267 | |
| 2018 | 1,216 | |
| 2019 | 1,210 | |
| 2020 | 1,174 | |
| 2021 | 1,141 | |
| 2022 | 1,117 | |
| 2023 | 1,054 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Veisiejai
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 45 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- July (83 mm)
- Driest month
- February (27 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -1° | 0° | 4° | 11° | 18° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 17° | 11° | 4° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 27 | 35 | 38 | 51 | 71 | 83 | 63 | 56 | 47 | 45 | 45 |
How to get to Veisiejai
The nearest airport is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 99 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kaunas, 90 km to the north.
Airports
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 99 kmnorth
- Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 119 kmnortheast
- Olsztyn-Mazury Airport (SZY) Szymany 194 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 90 kmnorth
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 122 kmnortheast
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 243 kmnorthwest
- Riga Population: 742.6K 318 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Veisiejai
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 4 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Ežeras Veisiejis Lake 9 kmSW
- Ežeras Metelys Lake 22 kmN
- Jezioro Gaładuś Lake 20 kmNW
- Ežeras Dusia Lake 22 kmN
25–60 km10 places
- Augustów Ghetto Historic site 54 kmSW
- Dąbrowa Ghetto Historic site 53 kmSW
- Ūla River 42 kmE
- Marcinkańce Ghetto Historic site 45 kmE
60–100 km23 places
- Grajewo Ghetto Historic site 96 kmSW
- Rajgród Ghetto Historic site 77 kmSW
- Janów Ghetto Historic site 77 kmSW
- Jasionówka Ghetto Historic site 91 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ežeras Veisiejis Lake, Lazdijai District Municipality8.7 km SW -
Ežeras Dusia Lake, Lazdijai District Municipality22 km N
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Ežeras Metelys Lake, Lazdijai District Municipality22 km N
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Jezioro Gaładuś Lake, Lithuania20 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources