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Geographical midpoint of Europe
The location of the geographical centre of Europe depends on the definition of the borders of Europe, mainly whether remote islands are included to define the extreme points of Europe, and on the method of calculating the final result. Thus, several places claim to host this hypothetical centre.
==Current measurements==
After a re-estimation of the boundaries of the continent of Europe in 1989, Jean-George Affholder, a scientist at the Institut Géographique National (French National Geographic Institute) determined that the geographic centre of Europe is located at .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Other Places of Interest: Central Europe )〕 The method used for calculating this point was that of the centre of gravity of the geometrical figure of Europe.
This point is located in Lithuania, specifically north of its capital city, Vilnius, near the village of Purnuškės. A monument, composed by the sculptor Gediminas Jokūbonis and consisting of a column of white granite surmounted by a crown of stars, was erected at the location in 2004. An area of woods and fields surrounding the geographic centre point and including Lake Girija, Bernotai Hill, and an old burial ground, was set aside as a reserve in 1992. The State Tourism Department at the Ministry of Economy of Lithuania has classified the Geographic Centre monument and its reserve as a tourist attraction. 17 km away lies Europos Parkas, ''Open Air Museum of the Centre of Europe'', a sculpture park containing the world's largest sculpture made of TV sets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Europos Parkas: Open Air Museum of the Centre of Europe )〕
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