| Palūšė | |||||
| Settlement Type: | Village | ||||
| Coordinates: | 55.3333°N 32°W | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Lithuania | ||||
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Palūšė | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Ethnographic region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Aukštaitija | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | County | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Utena County | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality | ||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Ignalina municipality | ||||
| Subdivision Type4: | Eldership | ||||
| Subdivision Name4: | Ignalina eldership | ||||
| Established Title: | First mentioned | ||||
| Established Date: | 1651 | ||||
| Population Total: | 83 | ||||
| Population As Of: | 2011 | ||||
| Timezone: | EET | ||||
| Utc Offset: | +2 | ||||
| Timezone Dst: | EEST | ||||
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 | ||||
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Palūšė is a tourist village in the Aukštaitija National Park in eastern Lithuania. It is located south-west of Ignalina. The church of Palūšė, built in 1750, is considered to be one of the oldest surviving wooden churches in Lithuania. The church is constructed from wood and was built without using nails, only with saws and axes.[1] It was featured on the one litas banknote. According to the 2011 census, it had 83 residents.[2] Lithuania singer and composer Mikas Petrauskas was born in Palūšė.[3]
The village is located on the eastern shore of Lake Lūšiai, 6 km west from the district center, the town of Ignalina.