Wappingers Falls is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 5,522. The community was named for the cascade in Wappinger Creek. A portion of the village is in the Town of Wappinger, and the other part is in the Town of Poughkeepsie, with Wappinger Creek forming the dividing line between the towns.
Visaginas is the centre of Lithuania's youngest municipality, located on the north-eastern edge of the country. It was built as a town for workers engaged in the construction of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. Russian is the first language of the vast majority of town population. Originally the aerial view of Visaginas was designed to resemble a butterfly, however, after work on the nuclear power plant was cancelled, so was further construction of the town. Currently Visaginas consists of three residential regions that locals refer to as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Microdistricts. Visaginas has 14 streets. The city grew up in a pine forest by Lake Visaginas. Tourism is currently an area of great potential, as is the possibility of a new nuclear power plant.
The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is a closed two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas Municipality, Lithuania. It was named after the nearby city of Ignalina. Due to the plant's similarities to the failed Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in both reactor design and lack of a robust containment building, Lithuania agreed to close the plant as part of its accession agreement to the European Union. Unit 1 was closed in December 2004. The remaining Unit 2 which counted for 25% of Lithuania's electricity generating capacity and supplied about 70% of Lithuania's electrical demand, was closed on December 31, 2009. Proposals have been made to construct a new nuclear power plant at the same site.
Palūšė is a tourist village in the Aukštaitija National Park in eastern Lithuania. It is located south-west of Ignalina. The church of Palūšė, built in 1750, is considered to be the oldest surviving wooden church in Lithuania. The church is constructed from wood and was built without using nails, only with saws and axes. It was featured on the one litas banknote. According to the 2011 census, it had 83 residents. Lithuania singer and composer Mikas Petrauskas was born in Palūšė.
Zervynos is an ethnographic village in the Varėna district, Lithuania. It is situated within the territory of the Dzūkija National Park near the Ūla River. The Saint Petersburg – Warsaw Railway runs through this village. Zervynos has 48 homesteads; 8 homesteads and 32 separate buildings are officially declared ethnographic monuments. The village was among the sites short-listed for nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Though the village is isolated by the Dainava Forest, it is a busy place during summer as tourists kayaking in the Ūla River pass through the settlement.
Parker 13-Sided Barn is an officially registered historic barn nestled in the hamlet of Jefferson in Schoharie County, New York. It is located on State Route 10 between Harpersfield and Stamford. The barn has a long and colorful history, built in 1896 and one of only two 13-sided barns listed in the National Register of Historic Places in this area of New York state.
Didžiasalis is a village in Ignalina district municipality, in Utena County, southern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1299 people. The village is near the border with Belarus.
Lithuania does not have any operational nuclear power reactor. It operated two RBMK reactors at Ignalina nuclear power plant which were shut down in 2004 and 2009.
The Visaginas Municipality is one of the 60 municipalities of Lithuania, situated in the north-east of the country. It consists of the city of Visaginas, 16 villages (kaimai) and one farmstead (viensėdis).
The Emery Homestead is a historic house at 1 and 3 Lebanon Street in Sanford, Maine. Its early construction dating to 1830, the building traces an evolution of use and alteration by a single family over five generations of ownership. The house, a local landmark, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Dysna is a village in the eastern part of Ignalina district in Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had 62 residents. It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Tverečius, near the border with Belarus. The village is situated on the right bank of the river Dysna, which gives the village its name. The village has a chapel, section of Didžiasalis school, and public library.
Navikai is a village in the eastern part of Ignalina district in Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had 124 residents. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Didžiasalis, near the border with Belarus. The village is situated on the left bank of the river Dysna. The village has a shop, JSC "Birvėta ponds", a cemetery and a car repair shop. In the south of the village lie many ponds.
Vosiūnai is a village in the eastern part of Ignalina district in Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had 29 residents. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Navikai, near the border with Belarus. The village is situated on the right bank of the river Dysna. The village has a wooden Blessed Virgin Mary Church.
Galalaukiai is a village in the eastern part of Ignalina district in Lithuania. It is located 1 kilometres east of Didžiasalis and 1 kilometres east of Dysna village near the border with Belarus. According to the 2011 census, it had 25 residents.
Rimaldiškė is a village in the eastern part of Ignalina district in Lithuania. It is located 2 kilometres east of Lazinkos village near the Birvėta river. The Belarus–Lithuania border is to the east of the village. Together with the nearby Vosiūnai village, it is the easternmost Lithuanian village. According to the 2011 census, it had 18 residents. The village has a chapel.
Ignalina Mikas Petrauskas Music School is a music school in Ignalina, Lithuania. The school is taught in Lithuanian. It is located on Atgimimo Street, and the institution code is 190243661. The school is named for the organist and chorister Mikas Petrauskas.
Ceikiniai is a village in the Ignalina district municipality, Utena county, Lithuania. It is 12 kilometres southeast from Ignalina.
The Theron Boyd Homestead is a historic farm property on Hillside Road in Hartford, Vermont. The centerpieces of the 30-acre (12 ha) property are a house and barn, each built in 1786. The house, little altered since its construction, is one of the finest early Federal period houses in the state. The property is owned by the state, which has formulated plans to open it has a historic site. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Linkmenys is a village located in Ignalina District Municipality in Utena County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 134 inhabitants.
