Stripeikiai

Wooden beehives in the beekeeping museum in Stripeikiai

Stripeikiai is the earliest known village in Aukštaitija National Park, Ignalina district. It is best known for its unique ethnograpic beekeeping museum. The museum was founded in 1974 by Bronius Kazlas at Vincas Bikus farmstead with a watermill and now receives about 10,000 visitors annually. The museum is all about the traditional beekeeping which was cultivated in this area throughout the ages. Guests still can taste fresh honey during their visit to the museum.

Coordinates: 55°24′27″N 25°56′19″E / 55.40750°N 25.93861°E / 55.40750; 25.93861

Utena County

Municipalities	Anykščiai Ignalina Molėtai Utena Visaginas Zarasai

Cities	Anykščiai Dūkštas Dusetos Ignalina Kavarskas Molėtai Troškūnai Utena Visaginas Zarasai

Towns	Alanta Andrioniškis Antalieptė Balninkai Daugailiai Debeikiai Dubingiai Giedraičiai Joniškis Kuktiškės Kurkliai Leliūnai Mielagėnai Rimšė Salakas Saldutiškis Skiemonys Sudeikiai Surdegis Svėdasai Tauragnai Traupis Turmantas Tverečius Užpaliai Viešintos Vyžuonos

Villages	Aknystos Avilčiai Ažuožeriai Čiulai Didžiasalis Didžiasalis (village) Dysna Galalaukiai Ginučiai Kazitiškis Kulionys Linkmenys Naujieji Elmininkai Navikai Palūšė Pivorai Raguvėlė Rimaldiškė Rokėnai Rubikiai Stelmužė Stripeikiai Vidiškės Vosiūnai Žvaigždžiakalnis

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