Gilučiai

Gilučiai is a rural settlement in Elektrėnai municipality in Lithuania, situated within the Dzūkija region. The village consists of scattered households and farms spread across the flat landscape, following the typical pattern of settlements in this area.

The village developed as a rural community over time, with the area long settled by farming families and their descendants. It has remained an established settlement with continuous local governance through the eldership administrative system.

The settlement belongs to the Dzūkija ethnographic region, where traditional rural ways of life and customs form part of everyday community practices. Local habits and seasonal traditions continue to shape how people live and interact in the village.

The settlement is located in a flat region with good access to main roads, making it easy to connect to larger towns nearby. Visitors should be prepared for rural conditions and allow extra travel time if coming from bigger cities.

The Gilučiai eldership administers not just the village itself but coordinates eleven other settlements in the surrounding area as a single administrative unit. This system shows how individual villages function as part of a larger governance structure that connects multiple locations together.

Location: Gilučiai eldership

GPS coordinates: 54.81100,24.61700

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:01