Ažuožeriai
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Ažuožeriai is a village in Anykščiai district municipality
Anykšciai district municipality
Anykščiai district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.- Structure :District structure:* 3 cities – Anykščiai, Kavarskas and Troškūnai;* 8 towns – Andrioniškis, Debeikiai, Kurkliai, Skiemonys, Surdegis, Svėdasai, Traupis and Viešintos;...

, in Utena County
Utena County
Utena County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the most sparsely-populated county in Lithuania. The capital and the largest city in the county is Utena, which is located from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania...

, in northeast Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 452 people.

Prevailing agricultural branch of local farming is gardening. Surroundings feature wood carvings commemorating spot of writer A. Vienuolis' native homestead and his creative folk heroes of stargazer Šmukštaras, drowned myrmidon Veronika.

Nearby- Ilgis Lake, Šventoji River
Šventoji River
The Šventoji River is the longest river that flows entirely within Lithuania and the largest tributary of the Neris River. It originates from the Lake Samanis in the Gražutė Regional Park and flows into Neris near Jonava. The longest tributary of the Šventoji is the Širvinta River.The Šventoji...

, Queen's Quagmire, Brother of Puntukas Stone.

Famous villagers

  • Antanas Vienuolis
    Antanas Vienuolis
    Antanas Vienuolis was a Lithuanian writer, dramatist and one of the most famous realistic prosaists.- Biography :...

     (1882–1957), writer
  • Janina Cibienė (1932–2003), writer
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