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Jan Staniewicz
Jan Ludwik Sylwester Staniewicz, alias ''Stanisław Pisarski'' (27 December 1823 in Lyduvėnai or Bazilionai – 21 February 1904 in Kamienskoye) was a participant of the January Uprising in Lithuania, head of the Šiauliai district. Earlier an officer of the French Foreign Legion and the Russian army, Biography First years in exile Eldest son of and Kunegunda Billewiczówna, grandson of . Jan's father, Ezechiel, emigrated to France after the November Uprising. Kunegunda took her underage sons from their native Samogitia to France, fearing repressions on the part of the Russian authorities (among other things, that they would be forcibly conscripted by the Russian authorities into a military school, the so-called Cantonists). They settled in Nancy, where Jan initially attended school. Later on, he would also study in Brussels, and finally - probably due to lack of funds - enlist in the Foreign Legion. As a soldier of the 1st Foreign Regiment, he served until 1848 in Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyduvėnai
Lyduvėnai is a small town in the , Raseiniai District Municipality, Kaunas County in central Lithuania. The town is 15 km north of Raseiniai and is near the confluence of the Dubysa and rivers. Lyduvėnai is the home of the longest (599 metres) and highest railway bridge in Lithuania, the Lyduvėnai Bridge. The town possesses the eldership's center, has a railway stop, a school, a library, in addition to post. The town's postal code is LT-60046. Lyduvėnai is situated in the and has its information center in the town's school. The railway line Šiauliai– Tilžė and the highways to Raseiniai and Šiluva pass through Lyduvėnai. Lyduvėnai is in the Dubysa valley, in contrast to other towns in the Dubysa basin. In 2011, it had a population of 99. Etymology The town used to be known as ''Lydavėnai'', with the name arising from the local river ''Lýduva''. According to Jonas Basanavičius, ''Lyduvėnai'' comes from ''Lýda'', which meant a field after the forests were cut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caucasian Corps
Before the creation of the Caucasus Military District in 1865, Russian forces in the Caucasus were organized, at different times, in a number of formations under various names. Before 1815 In 1777, the Russian troops located at Kizlyar and along the entire borderline of the Terek River were formed into a body subordinate to the governor of Astrakhan. Into this corps were subsumed the Karbadian and Gorski jaeger battalions from the garrison of Kizlyar, and one battalion of the garrison of the town of Mozdok. In 1779, this body was strengthened with the arrival at Astrakhan of the Selege, Tomsk, and Ladoga infantry regiments. In the autumn of 1782, this body, having been further strengthened in the meantime, was named the Novolineyny Corps, and then soon renamed the Caucasus Corps. By then, the Corps consisted of 22 infantry battalions, 20 squadrons of dragoons, and four batteries of artillery (30 guns). In early 1796, the Tsarina Catherine II, having decided to declare war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raseiniai
Raseiniai (; Samogitian: ''Raseinē'') is a city in Lithuania. It is located on the south eastern foothills of the Samogitians highland, some north from the Kaunas–Klaipėda highway. History Grand Duchy of Lithuania Raseiniai is one of the oldest communities in Lithuania – the name of the settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1253. Its name was mentioned in Chronicles of the 13th and 14th centuries under various names, including ''Rushigen'', ''Rossyen'', and ''Rasseyne''. In 1253 Grand Duke Mindaugas ceded one part of the Samogitia territory, including some of the district around Raseiniai, to the Livonian Order, and the rest to the first bishop of Lithuania, Kristyan. In the 14th–18th centuries, Raseiniai was one of the most important towns in the Samogitia region. At the end of the 14th century the city became important centre, and its representative participated with others from the region in signing the peace treaty of Königsberg in 1390. At the end of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tauragė
Tauragė (; see other names) is an industrial city in Lithuania, and the capital of Tauragė County. In 2020, its population was 21,520. Tauragė is situated on the Jūra River, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast, and not far from the Baltic Sea coast. Although first mentioned in 1507, Tauragė received its city charter only in 1924 and its coat of arms (a silver hunting horn in a red field) in 1997. Notable buildings in the city include the castle (19th c. Russian Empire Customs) (currently housinTauragė Region Museum , 19th c. Post office, beautiful buildings from the 20th c. inter-war period, several churches: the Lutheran (built in 1843), the Catholic (1904) and Orthodox (1933). Lithuanian, Swedish and Danish factories operate in the city. Nowadays Tauragė is famous for its car markets and adventure parks.
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Pajūris
Pajūris is a small town in Šilalė district municipality, Tauragė County, in western Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 784 people. Gallery File:ObeliskasPJR.JPG, Obelisk dedicated to exiles File:PJRvienuolynas.JPG, Former franciscan The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ... monastery building File:BZNejsvětějšíTrojicePajūrisZeZadu01.jpg, Back of Holy Trinity Church File:BZNejsvětějšíTrojicePajūrisInteri01.jpg, Holy Trinity Church interior File:BZNejsvětějšíTrojicePajūrisBrána01.jpg, Entrance to the church File:PJRS.Borziskiom-kla.JPG, School File:PajūrisStřZemědělskáŠkola.JPG, Agricultural school File:JūraTiesPajūriu.JPG, Jūra river near Pajūris References Towns in Lithuania Towns in Tauragė Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapinski Expedition
In 1863, Polish General Teofil Lapinski led a failed naval expedition to deliver munitions from England to the insurgents of the January Uprising The January Uprising ( pl, powstanie styczniowe; lt, 1863 metų sukilimas; ua, Січневе повстання; russian: Польское восстание; ) was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at ... in the Baltic Sea. Bibliography * * * * Further reading * Expeditions from Great Britain January Uprising Naval operations and battles {{Poland-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teofil Łapiński
Teofil Lapinski (; ; 1827–1886) was a Polish military commander, writer, an activist against Russian imperialism and volunteer in the Circassian army during the Russo-Circassian War. Life In 1862 Lapinski published a book, ''Mountain people of Caucasus and their struggle for freedom against Russia'' (originally in German, ''Die Bergvölker des Kaukasus und ihr Freiheitskampf''), which is considered one of the early sources on ethnography of peoples of the Northern Caucasus and also contains considerable information on Russia-Georgian relations. At the time of publication, the book was one of the few sources on contemporary Georgia available in Western Europe. Lapinski was born in Austria-held Galicia and got involved in the Polish struggle for independence. He participated in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and then he was fighting in Crimean War as a colonel in the Polish cavalry division of the Turkish army under command of Władysław Stanisław Zamoyski Count Władys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tytuvėnai
Tytuvėnai () is a city in the Kelmė district municipality, Lithuania. It is located east of Kelmė. It is known for its Bernardine monastery. History The first church in the town was built in 1555. The construction of the monastery was initiated by Andrius Valavičius and his family, who returned to the Catholic faith after a wave of Counter-Reformation. The construction plans were prepared in 1614, but the construction started only after the death of Andrius Valavičius in 1618. Works were sponsored by Jeronimas Valavičius, the treasurer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1633 the main part of monastery and church was completed. In 1772–1780 a courtyard was built, in which Stations of the Cross were placed. Before World War II, Tytuvėnai was popular as a resort town due to its location among lakes and forests. In 1923, the town had 1164 inhabitants; 221 of them were Jews who made their living in agriculture and small trades. There was a synagogue and a Beth-Midrash in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Užventis
Užventis (, Samogitian: ''Ožvėntis'', pl, Użwenty, yi, אוזשווענט ''Uzhvent'') is a city in the Kelmė district municipality, 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 .... It is located north-west of Kelmė. River Venta flows through the city. History In 1923, 173 Jews lived in the village, comprising 22 percent of the total population. The Lithuanian white armband squad formed in Užventis just after the German invasion, and they gathered Jewish residents of the village in the brewery in early July 1941. Jews were humiliated and forced to do various kinds of work for several weeks. At the end of July, the white armbanders dug a large pit in the Želviai forest. The next day, they rounded up the majority of the Jews from the ghetto (about 50-70 pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tryškiai
Tryškiai ( sgs, Trīškē, pl, Tryszki) is a small town in Telšiai district municipality, Lithuania with a population of about 1,000. History In late July 1941, 70 to 80 Jewish men were killed in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Germans and Lithuanian nationalists. Two weeks later the Jewish women and children of the town were sent to the Žagarė ghetto where they were murdered during the ghetto A ghetto, often called ''the'' ghetto, is a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially as a result of political, social, legal, environmental or economic pressure. Ghettos are often known for being more impoverished t ... liquidation. Further reading * Ita Hersch, "My Childhood in Trishik." Jews in Trishik References Historic Jewish communities in Lithuania Towns in Lithuania Towns in Telšiai County Shavelsky Uyezd Holocaust locations in Lithuania {{TelšiaiCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šiauliai
Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 107,086. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County. Names Šiauliai is referred to by various names in different languages: Samogitian ''Šiaulē'', Latvian ''Saule'' (historic) and ''Šauļi'' (modern), German (outdated) ''Schaulen'', Polish ''Szawle'', Russian Шавли (Shavli – historic) and Шяуля́й (Shyaulyai – modern), Yiddish שאַװל (Shavel). History The city was first mentioned in written sources as ''Soule'' in Livonian Order chronicles describing the Battle of Saule. Thus the city's founding date is now considered to be 22 September 1236, the same date when the battle took place, not far from Šiauliai. At first, it developed as a defence post against the raids by the Teutonic and Livonian Orders. After the Battle of Grunwald in 1410, the raids stopped and Šiauliai started to develop as an agricultural settlement. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papilė
Papilė ( sgs, Papėlė, pl, Popielany) is a town in Šiauliai County, Lithuania, near the river Venta (river), Venta. History The settlement was first mentioned in 1339, after the area was raided by the Livonian Order. Two Hill-fort#Lithuania, hill-forts have been preserved since this time. After Christianization of Samogitia, the settlement belonged to the Samogitian bishop, and the first church was built here in 1493. Since 1600 it was known as a town. In 1703 the town was granted the privilege to hold a market-place. On July 22, 1941, A total of 40 Jewish men were killed by an Einsatzgruppen of 20 Lithuanian policemen and white armbanders (Lithuanian nationalists). Following the slaughter of the Jews, several Soviet supporters were brought to the murder site and killed making a total of 55 people massacred. The remains of the victims have been moved to the Papilė cemetery. Famous people The anarchist Emma Goldman lived in the town for a short time as a child, when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
