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Steigviliai
Steigviliai ( pl, Stejgwile) is a village in the northeastern Pakruojis District Municipality, Lithuania. It is located north from Ūdekai and east of the Beržtalis river. According to the 2011 census, it had 76 residents. The village has many surviving authentic masonry and wooden residential houses and barns, including a windmill. Agricultural firm "Žiemagra" is based in the village. History Inventory of Guostagalis, taken during the Volok Reform in 1555, mentioned vogt Jonas Steigvilionis whose last name likely became the name of the village. He was vogt of Paberžtalė (i.e. by Beržtalis river) village, which had 30 Volok (unit), voloks of land and 20 voloks of forest, but stood empty. Steigviliai village was mentioned in 1675 in baptismal records of a nearby church. In the 19th century, the village was a "royal" village, i.e. exempted from corvée, and owned about 60 dessiatins of land. This enabled a few villagers to earn a decent living, educate their children, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Pojello
Karl Pojello (born Karolis Požėla, February 13, 1893 – September 4, 1954) was a Lithuanian and later American professional wrestling, professional wrestler and promoter. Early life Pojello was born in Steigviliai, Russian Empire in 1893. In 1906, he moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work in a pharmacy owned by his brothers Antanas and Motiejus. During World War I he fought on the side of the Russian army. Wrestling career At the age of 18 he was thought to be one of the best amateur wrestlers in Russian Empire, Russia. In 1913 Požėla won an international wrestling tournament in Breslav. As a successful amateur wrestler, he joined a group of professional wrestlers traveling from city to city. With them he traveled to and wrestled in China, Japan, and in 1924 he came to Chicago. His career took a drastic turn, when in 1927, he met a Lithuanian wrestling promoter A. Tamašiūnas. There he beat Canadian wrestling champion Carl van Wurden in under 3 minutes. But it wasn' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
