MIKNIŠKĖS
The village of Mikniski, known locally as Michnovo, has long been home to an exclusive Orthodox community. Miknishki is an old manor, mentioned since 1850. The community was formed in …
VILKIŠKĖS MANOR
The wooden manor house in the Merkiai valley was built in 1847 by the noblemen Domochovskis. They added a mezzanine with a two-storey portico to the manor house, which was …
TABARIŠKĖS WOODEN CHURCH OF ST. CHURCH OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
It is one of the oldest churches in the territory of Šalčininkai district. The church was built in 1770 by Lithuanian scribe Mykolas Skarbek-Važinskis. He settled the Carmelites of the …
JAŠIŪNAI MANOR FARMSTEAD
The settlement of Jašiūnai belonged to one of the most powerful and richest Lithuanian noble families at that time – the Radvilas – since 1402.In 1811, the Jašiūnai manor was …
DIEVENIŠKĖS CHURCH OF THE VIRGIN MARY OF THE ROSARY
It was founded in 1471, and the present wooden church was built in 1783.The church has monumental treasures – a cross, 2 easel paintings, 3 sculptures, 2 bells (cast in …
BUTRIMONIAI ST. CHURCH OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
St. The Church of St. Michael the Archangel was built in 1799 according to the design of Karolis Podčašinskis (the author of the Jašiūnai Manor) and renovated in 1890. The …
RŪDNINKAI ŠVČ. TRINITY CHURCH
Rūdninkai is a village on the right bank of the Merkiai River, in the Rūdnininkai Forest, located on the old Vilnius-Krokuva road. In the 15th and 17th centuries, the Rūdninki …
JAŠIŪNAI ST. ONA CHURCH
Jašiūnai St. St. Anne’s Church was founded in 1515. For some time it belonged to the Reformed Church – in 1640 it was plundered by the soldiers led by Prince …
TURGELIAI ŠVČ. CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY
The first church in Turgeliai was built in 1511 by brothers Vaclav and Aleksandras Mangridas and Victor Gabrialovičius. The present Church of the Holy Trinity in Turgels was founded by …
