Religinių objektų Lietuvoje geografinių vietų analizė

Religions and their impact to the environment is inseparable part of human geography. Various religious objects are the most noticeable in the landscape. In Christianity the common element of cultural landscape are Churches, monasteries, cemeteries, various religious monuments, chapels, roadside crosses and crucifixes. The most common researches for religious geographers are to uncover the development and dislocation of these objects, as well as forms, meanings, and symbols. The article discusses the main religious objects and their geographic places in Lithuania. Landscape reshapes constantly by the impact of natural or cultural processes. Various constructions often reflect values and identity of the communities or the individuals. The article presents such elements of religious landscape as Churches, monasteries, Calvaries, grottos of Lourdes, roadside crosses and crucifixes. The maps of the dislocation places of Lithuanian monasteries, Calvaries and grottos of Lourdes are introduced. References 26. Figs 2, Tables 3. In Lithuanian, summary in English.