Top 6 Sights & Landmarks in Plunge, Telsiai County

The Gegrenai Jesus of Nazareth wooden church was built in 1754. The great altar of the church is unique not only due to its authenticity, but also because of the framed statue of Jesus of Nazareth in its niche. This statue is one of the most valuable works of art in the church. The most important features are the three wooden Baroque altars that have remained in the church since it was built.

Perkunas’s Oak – the oldest Oak tree in Plunge Mansion Park – grows in the central area of the park next to Oginskis Palace. The diameter of Perkunas’s Oak is one meter and sixty-five centimetres, while its height is twenty-five metres. The tree was declared a natural monument in the nineteen sixty, and since nineteen eighty-seven it has been a natural monument of national significance.

All Saints Chapel is located in the old graveyard of Plunge City and was built in the Romantic Classical style. It is said that it was built by local craftsmen, funded by one of the Zubov counts and the parishioners. In the chapel, members of the Zubov family are buried, as well as the families of other noblemen from the surrounding areas – Lescevski, Vaitkevicius and Moikovskis.

It is located in the old graveyard of Plunge City and was built in the Romantic Classical style. It is said that it was built by local craftsmen, funded by one of the Zubov counts and the parishioners. In the chapel, members of the Zubov family are buried, as well as the families of other noblemen from the surrounding areas – Lescevski, Vaitkevicius and Moikovskis.