"Sejny - Lithuania's and Poland's border town" Sejny by Raimix

Sejny Travel Guide: 19 reviews and 67 photos

Sejny is a small town (about 6 thousand inhabitants), not so far from the border with Lithuania. Here about 17 percent of population is Lithuanians. City is known from 1522, from letters Poland – Lithuanian commonwealth King Sigismundus Augustus.
Town started to develop faster after appearance of Dominican monks. Thanks to them basilica of St. Mary, Dominican monastery (theological monastery nowadays), printing house, education institutions were established.
As our trip was to search for Lithuanian traces in Poland, here, in Sejny, there is Lithuanian “Ziburio” school, culture house, here in 1863 first Lithuanian publication was printed in this region, Sejny basilica was known for masses in Lithuanian and its bishop Antanas Baranauskas.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful basilica site.
Cons:Small town, not much to see.
In a nutshell:Nice small town near border of Poland - Lithuania.

Last visit to Sejny: Oct 2009
Intro Updated Feb 7, 2010
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Reviews (4)

Punsk - piece of Lithuania Off The Beaten Path (1)

Small town of Punsk is about 16 kilometers from Sejny. It is place, where about 80 percents of Lithuanians life. Here... more travel advice

A. Baranauskas statue Things to Do (3)

Statue of A. Baranauskas stands in Sejny from 1998. It was financed by Lithuanian government. Why Antanas Baranauskas... more travel advice

Theological college of Sejny Things to Do (3)

Theological college is located in former Dominican monastery. College for former priests was established in 1826, when... more travel advice

Church of St. Mary Things to Do (3)

Baroque basilica of St. Mary was built in 1619 - 1632. Dominican monks was the ones that initiated this construction,... more travel advice

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yumyum Apr 24, 2010 at 12:16 PM

Interesting to see all these Lithuanian traces in Poland.
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sihi Apr 19, 2010 at 4:37 AM

Sejny looks a nice quiet town. Worth a visit:)
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HORSCHECK Feb 8, 2010 at 10:07 AM

Raimis, lovely little page of this border town. I especially like the intro photo. Well done.