The town hosts St. George's Church (1827), a park with a stage for summer theater and parish feasts, a secondary school, pharmacy, post office, clinic, recreation center, park, public library and a kindergarten.

It was the first village type settlement in Lithuania handled according to district layout scheme.

1965 it was given the title of best-managed settlement (a competition organized by the newspaper) Tiesa ("Truth")).

At the same time a collective farm cultural center and public museum were established.

The town is famous for dolomite, Uolynas Hill and a clean water quarry.