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Apytalaukis Manor
Apytalaukis Manor or Zabielos Manor (Lithuanian: ''Apytalaukio dvaras; Zabielų dvaras'') is a former residential manor in Apytalaukis village, KÄdainiai district, Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania .... History The manor was owned by Å iukÅ”tos, , TiÅ”keviÄiai, Zabielos families. In the beginning of 18th century, Å iukÅ”ta built the first brick palace. In 1819, a park closely resembling an[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Language
Lithuanian ( ) is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the official language of Lithuania and one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.8 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 200,000 speakers elsewhere. Lithuanian is closely related to the neighbouring Latvian language. It is written in a Latin script. It is said to be the most conservative of the existing Indo-European languages, retaining features of the Proto-Indo-European language that had disappeared through development from other descendant languages. History Among Indo-European languages, Lithuanian is conservative in some aspects of its grammar and phonology, retaining archaic features otherwise found only in ancient languages such as Sanskrit (particularly its early form, Vedic Sanskrit) or Ancient Greek. For this reason, it is an important source for the reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apytalaukis
Apytalaukis (formerly russian: ŠŠæŠøŃŠ¾Š»Š¾ŠŗŠø, pl, OpitoÅoki) is a village in KÄdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had 91 residents. It is located from KÄdainiai, on the left bank of the NevÄžis river, by the Alkupis mouth. There is a Catholic church of St. Peter and St. Paul (built in 1635) with a graveyard, a manor palace (built in 1850) with a park. There is a collective gardening area ( VasariÅ”kiai) nearr Apytalaukis. History Apytalaukis has been known since 1371 when it was mentioned by Hermann von Wartberge. The Apytalaukis Manor has been known since the 15th century. A school was established in the manor in 1811. The manor was a property of the Tyszkiewicz Tyszkiewicz is the name of the Tyszkiewicz family, a PolishāLithuanian magnate noble family of Ruthenian origin. The Lithuanian equivalent is TiÅ”keviÄius; it is frequently transliterated from Russian and Belarusian as Tyshkev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KÄdainiai District Municipality
KÄdainiai () is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the NevÄžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23,667. Its old town dates to the 17th century. The city is the administrative centre of the KÄdainiai District Municipality. The geographical centre of the Lithuanian Republic is in the nearby village of RuoÅ”Äiai, located in the eldership of Dotnuva. Names The city has been known by other names: ''Kiejdany'' in Polish, ''Keidan'' (ק×××××) in Yiddish, and ''Kedahnen'' in German. KÄdainiai other alternate forms include Kidan, Kaidan, Keidany, Keydan, KiedamjzeĆæ ("j" /e/), Kuidany, and Kidainiai. History The area was the site of several battles during "The Deluge", the 17th century war between the PolishāLithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden. In 1655 a short-lived treaty with Sweden, the Union of KÄdainiai, was signed by two members of RadziwiÅÅ family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and KlaipÄda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian language, Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. For millennia the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Balts, Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, Monarchy of Lithuania, becoming king and founding the Kingdom of Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyszkiewicz Family
Tyszkiewicz is the name of the Tyszkiewicz family, a PolishāLithuanian magnate noble family of Ruthenian origin. The Lithuanian equivalent is TiÅ”keviÄius; it is frequently transliterated from Russian and Belarusian as Tyshkevich. Other people with the name include: * Beata Tyszkiewicz (born 1938), Polish actress * Eustachy Tyszkiewicz (1814ā1874), Polish antiquarian and museum founder * Iwan Tyszkiewicz (died 1611), Polish-Lithuanian Socinian executed as a blasphemer and heretic * Piotr Tyszkiewicz, Polish footballer * Robert Tyszkiewicz Robert Tyszkiewicz (born 7 June 1963 in BiaÅystok) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, receiving 13,232 votes in 24 BiaÅystok district as a candidate from the Civic Platform Civic Platform ( pl, Platf ... (born 1963), Polish politician * Stefan Tyszkiewicz (1894ā1976), Polish-Lithuanian landowner, engineer and inventor People named Tyshkevich include: * Regina Tyshkevich (1929ā2019), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Garden
The English landscape garden, also called English landscape park or simply the English garden (french: Jardin Ć l'anglaise, it, Giardino all'inglese, german: Englischer Landschaftsgarten, pt, Jardim inglĆŖs, es, JardĆn inglĆ©s), is a style of "landscape" garden which emerged in England in the early 18th century, and spread across Europe, replacing the more formal, symmetrical French formal garden which had emerged in the 17th century as the principal gardening style of Europe. The English garden presented an idealized view of nature. Created and pioneered by William Kent and others, the āinformalā garden style originated as a revolt against the architectural garden and drew inspiration from paintings of landscapes by Salvator Rosa, Claude Lorrain, and Nicolas Poussin.Bris, Michel Le. 1981. ''Romantics and Romanticism.'' Skira/Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. New York 1981. 215 pp. age 17Tomam, Rolf, editor. 2000. ''Neoclassicism and Romanticism: Architecture, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countriesāincluding all of the great powersāforming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KÄdainiai
KÄdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the NevÄžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23,667. Its old town dates to the 17th century. The city is the administrative centre of the KÄdainiai District Municipality. The geographical centre of the Lithuanian Republic is in the nearby village of RuoÅ”Äiai, located in the Elderships of Lithuania, eldership of Dotnuva. Names The city has been known by other names: ''Kiejdany'' in Polish language, Polish, ''Keidan'' (ק×××××) in Yiddish (language), Yiddish, and ''Kedahnen'' in German (language), German. KÄdainiai other alternate forms include Kidan, Kaidan, Keidany, Keydan, KiedamjzeĆæ ("j" /e/), Kuidany, and Kidainiai. History The area was the site of several battles during The Deluge (Polish history), "The Deluge", the 17th century war between the PolishāLithuanian Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manor Houses In Lithuania
Manor may refer to: Land ownership *Manorialism or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England *Lord of the manor, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism *Manor house, the main residence of the lord of the manor * Estate (land), the land (and buildings) that belong to large house, synonymous with the modern understanding of a manor. *Manor (in Colonial America), a form of tenure restricted to certain Proprietary colonies *Manor (in 17th-century Canada), the land tenure unit under the Seigneurial system of New France Places * Manor railway station, a former railway station in Victoria, Australia * Manor, Saskatchewan, Canada * Manor, India, a census town in Palghar District, Maharashtra * The Manor, a luxury neighborhood in Western Hanoi, Vietnam United Kingdom * Manor (Sefton ward), a municipal borough of Sefton ward, Merseyside, England * Manor, Scottish Borders, a parish in Peeblesshir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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