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Rumšiškės is a Lithuanian town (population 1,700), situated east of Kaunas on the northern bank of Kaunas Reservoir. Southern part of the town (including the birthplace of Lithuanian poet Jonas Aistis) is now under the waters of the artificial lake. The 18th century St. Michael Archangel church of Rumšiškės (rebuilt in the 19th century) was saved and moved to its present place in 1958, when the reservoir was created. thumb|left|Town square in the museum thumb|left|One of the wooden houses in the museum thumb|left|Recent addition to the exposition – a dwelling that was used by Soviet deportatio

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Rumšiškės
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Town
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St. Michael Archangel Church, Rumšiškės
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Lithuania
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Location of Rumšiškės
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Ethnographic&nbsp;region
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Dzūkija
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Kaišiadorys district municipality
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Rumšiškės eldership
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Population
1651
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  • History
  • Open-air ethnographic museum
  • Užgavėnės
  • Notable people
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Rumšiškės is a Lithuanian town (population 1,700), situated east of Kaunas on the northern bank of Kaunas Reservoir. Southern part of the town (including the birthplace of Lithuanian poet Jonas Aistis) is now under the waters of the artificial lake. The 18th century St. Michael Archangel church of Rumšiškės (rebuilt in the 19th century) was saved and moved to its present place in 1958, when the reservoir was created. thumb|left|Town square in the museum thumb|left|One of the wooden houses in the museum thumb|left|Recent addition to the exposition – a dwelling that was used by Soviet deportations from Lithuania|Lithuanian deportees to Siberia

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