Krakūnai
Located in Šalčininkai District Municipality, Vilnius County Coordinates: 54°08′58″ N 25°37′03″ E
- Population
- 86
- 86
- Elevation
- 178 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- VNO Vilnius International Airport58 km
- KUN Kaunas International Airport134 km
About Krakūnai
Krakūnai is a village. Location: Šalčininkai District Municipality, Vilnius County. Population: 86. Elevation: 178 m.
Krakūnai is a village in Lithuania on the border with Belarus. It was mentioned as early as 1433 when Jonas Goštautas received Dieveniškės and 26 surrounding villages from Grand Duke Sigismund Kęstutaitis. The village had 302 residents in 1931, 283 in 1959, 249 in 1970, and 215 in 1979. According to the 2011 census, it had 86 residents. On 19 May 1991 Lithuanian border patrol officer Gintaras Žagunis was killed in the village by Soviet OMON forces. It was the first deadly assault on a Lithuanian border post.
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Climate of Krakūnai
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 3° · Night -1° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- July (82 mm)
- Driest month
- February (34 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -2° | 3° | 10° | 17° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 3° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -8° | -4° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 61 | 75 | 82 | 68 | 59 | 53 | 52 | 50 |
How to get to Krakūnai
The nearest airport is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), 58 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Vilnius, 64 km to the north.
Airports
- Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 58 kmnorth
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 134 kmnorthwest
- Minsk National Airport (MSQ) Minsk 161 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 64 kmnorth
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 139 kmnorthwest
- Riga Population: 742.6K 326 kmnorth
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 335 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Krakūnai
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km1 place
- Juozapinė Hill Mountain 43 kmN
60–100 km19 places
- Ūla River 84 kmW
- Strėva River 78 kmNW
- Marcinkańce Ghetto Historic site 81 kmW
- Ežeras Lavysas Lake 78 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Other cities and towns in Šalčininkai District Municipality
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Jašiūnai Village, Šalčininkai District Municipality38 km NW -
Mateikonys Village, Šalčininkai District Municipality40 km W -
Baltoji Vokė Village, Šalčininkai District Municipality47 km NW
Sources & licences
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