Geographical Midpoint of Europe - Some Claimants

Some Claimants

Locations currently vying for the distinction of being the centre of Europe include:

• the small town of Rakhiv, or the village of Dilove near Rakhiv, in western Ukraine;
• Bernotai, or Purnuškės, near Vilnius, in Lithuania;
• a point on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia;
• the village of Krahule, near Kremnica, in central Slovakia;
• Suchowola, north of Białystok, in northeast Poland; and Toruń, in north-central Poland;
• a point near Polotsk in Belarus.
• according to the habitants of the city Antwerp, their city is the geographic centre of Europe
• A memorial near Tállya, Hungary

As noted below, Guinness World Records recognises Bernotai, 26 km. north of Vilnius, Lithuania, as the "official" geographical midpoint of Europe. But that does not preclude other centres, depending on the methodology used in making the determination.