Semeniškiai, Panevėžys

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Semeniškiai
Village
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Semeniškiai
Coordinates: 56°9′29″N24°56′49″E / 56.15806°N 24.94694°E / 56.15806; 24.94694
Country Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
County Panevezys County flag.svg Panevėžys County
Municipality Biržai District Municipality
Population
 (2011)
  Total3
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Semeniškiai is a village in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 3 people. Jonas Mekas, a Lithuanian American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has often been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema" was born in Semeniškiai in 1922. His work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwide. [1]

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References

  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 13, 2017.