Ožkabaliai
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Ožkabaliai is a village in Vilkaviškis district municipality
, Lithuania
. According to the 2001 census, it had 78 residents.
It is best known as the birthplace of Jonas Basanavičius
(1851–1927), one of the most prominent activists of the Lithuanian National Revival
. His reconstructed home is now a branch of the National Museum of Lithuania
.
Vilkaviškis district municipality
Vilkaviškis district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania....
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. According to the 2001 census, it had 78 residents.
It is best known as the birthplace of Jonas Basanavičius
Jonas Basanavicius
Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...
(1851–1927), one of the most prominent activists of the Lithuanian National Revival
Lithuanian National Revival
Lithuanian National Revival, alternatively Lithuanian National Awakening , was a period of the history of Lithuania in the 19th century at the time when a major part of Lithuanian inhabited areas belonged to the Russian Empire...
. His reconstructed home is now a branch of the National Museum of Lithuania
National Museum of Lithuania
The National Museum of Lithuania , established in 1952, is a state-sponsored historical museum that encompasses several significant structures and a wide collection of written materials and artifacts. It also organizes archeological digs in Lithuania....
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