Kapčiamiestis: Holiday Apartments and Houses

Leipalingio Parkas is located in the wider regional area surrounding Kapčiamiestis. For travelers interested in the surrounding area, the park is therefore a specific point of interest.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Kapčiamiestis.

Geographical Location

Kapčiamiestis is a small town in the Lazdijai District Municipality in southern Lithuania, in the Dzūkija region and near the borders with Poland and Belarus.

Nature

Kapčiamiestis is located in a wooded area on the banks of the Baltoji Ančia River, also known as the White Ančia.

Culture

In the 19th century, Kapčiamiestis developed into a regional market town due to its location on important roads to Suwałki and Grodno. The town’s history is therefore particularly appealing to travelers interested in historic transport and trade routes.

The grave of the Polish-Lithuanian countess and freedom fighter Emilia Plater (Emilija Pliaterytė, 1806–1831) is located in Kapčiamiestis.

The archaeological settlement of Kapčiamiestis (Pinčiaragis) on the Baltoji Ančia River dates back to the end of the Late Paleolithic, around the 10th millennium BC, and is attributed to the Late Swiderian cultural tradition.

It is described as the oldest excavated Stone Age settlement on the southern edge of Užnemunė.

For further travel planning, you can also view Krosna, Bertasiunai, Meteliai, and Veisiejai.

For the overview of the broader destination: Lazdijai District Municipality.