Česukai

Česukai
Česukai
	Village
	Česukai
	Coordinates: 54°09′01″N24°11′20″E / 54.15028°N 24.18889°E Coordinates: 54°09′01″N24°11′20″E / 54.15028°N 24.18889°E
Country	Lithuania
County	Alytus County
Municipality	Varėna district municipality
Eldership	Merkinė eldership
Population (2001)
• Total	5
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Last updated March 01, 2019

Česukai is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 5 people.^[1] The village is located 1 km south to Merkinė, between Nemunas and Merkys rivers, at Dzūkija National Park. Česukai is surrounded by a pine forest and it is only reachable by a forest road which branches from Vilnius-Hrodno highway.

Alytus County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the southernmost county, and its capital is the city of Alytus. Its territory lies within the ethnographic region of Dzūkija. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Alytus County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.

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Cesukai pyramid Cesukai2.JPG — Česukai pyramid

Česukai is famous by its bioenergetic pyramid build by a local resident Povilas Žėkas. It is on the site of where he had a mystical experience as a child of seven on 20 August 1990.^[2] It attracts a broad range of people such as Laima Paksienė, wife of Rolandas Paksas, who goes there every two weeks sometimes with her whole family.^[3] She participated in a campaign to save the pyramid from demolition when this was proposed by Lithuanian officials.^[4] Many people visit this place believing that this pyramid has healing powers.

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References

↑ Alytaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 55. ISBN 9986-589-83-5.
↑ Merkinė Pyramid Official website. "The story in brief" . Retrieved 22 August 2013.
↑ Svėrytė, Monika. "L.Paksienė pradėjo vesti meditacijos seansus Merkinės piramidėje". Lrytas. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
↑ Gelūno, Irmanto. "Laima Paksienė: jei griaus Merkinės piramidę, gulsiu kryžiumi prieš buldozerius!". Žmonės. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

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[census-1] Alytaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 55. ISBN 9986-589-83-5.

[2] Merkinė Pyramid Official website. "The story in brief" . Retrieved 22 August 2013.

[3] Svėrytė, Monika. "L.Paksienė pradėjo vesti meditacijos seansus Merkinės piramidėje". Lrytas. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

[4] Gelūno, Irmanto. "Laima Paksienė: jei griaus Merkinės piramidę, gulsiu kryžiumi prieš buldozerius!". Žmonės. Retrieved 23 August 2013.