Žemaičių Kalvarija
Žemaičių Kalvarija | |
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Town | |
Church of Žemaičių Kalvarija | |
| Coordinates: 56°07′N 22°01′E / 56.117°N 22.017°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Telšiai County |
| Municipality | Plungė district municipality |
| Eldership | Žemaičių Kalvarija eldership |
| Capital of | Žemaičių Kalvarija eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 696 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Žemaičių Kalvarija (Samogitian: Žemaitiu Kalvarėjė, English: Samogitian Calvary) is a town in Plungė district municipality, Lithuania. It is known as a major site for Catholic pilgrimage.
Every July the town hosts a large Church festival, known as the Great Žemaičių Kalvarija Festival. It attracts many tourists from all over Lithuania and abroad. It is one of the few "must-visit" locations for most Roman Catholics of Lithuania. The main church of the town boasts a sculpture of the crucified Jesus and a picture of St. Maria, which was brought to this town in the middle of 17th century from Rome. The picture is considered to be saintly.