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ROCK OF BARSTYCIAI

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The rock of Barstyciai is the largest one of its type in Lithuania. It is 13 m long, 9 m wide, 4 m high and weighs 680 tonnes. The belief is that glaciers carried it from Sweden. According to legend, the ancient Lithuanians had a ritual site there long ago. One unfaithful spirit angered the god of Thunder, who commanded that the site be covered with earth and then dumped the huge rock on top of it.

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Lithuania

Historic land

Couronia

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Stones

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