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2025-11-20
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Go up to Snow Arena by Druskininkai cableway! While ascending admire the surrounding area of the resort and the Nemunas bends from 40 meters.
Cableway opening hours:
Monday - Thursday 12:00 to 21:00
Friday 12:00 to 22:00
Saturday 10:00 to 22:00
Sunday 10:00 to 20:00
Tickets:
1. Tickets are sold to passengers at both cableway stations;
2. Children 2 to 5 years with an adult go for free;
3. One-way ticket EUR 3.00;
4. Two-way ticket EUR 5.00;
5. 10% discount for group tickets for 20 and more passengers;
6. Tickets valid only for date of purchase
Mound Nemunas upper terrace cape, formed Pieštvės stream. In the northwest mound surrounded Pieštvės stream, from the south - Nemunas Valley of northeastern reaches an adjacent hill. The site almost triangular, elongated east-west direction, 50 m long, 35 m wide in the east. Its eastern end was added 7 m high, 20 m wide, the first flush of an external 9 m high slope descends to 10 m wide and 4 m deep trench 4 meters wide on the bottom (the best preserved in the southeast slope) juosusį and the northern foot of the mound. Ditch on the outside filled the second of 3 m high and 10 m wide dyke, better preserved only in the northern and southeastern parts. Western slope of 6 m below the area is 2 m wide terrace. The slopes are steep, 30 m high in the upper 6-8 meters high in artificial pastatinti. Dimensions: 320 m northeast - southwest direction and 250 m in width.
Eroded mound of plowed fields, the first rampart dug a huge pit area countries - Foxhole. Lying fallow. On the mound from the lower part of the town Seredžius up stairs. The mound dates back to the middle of the first millennium - the fifteenth century. beginning.
Veliuona mounds - mounds and fortifications complex Jurbarkas district municipality territory Veliuona town Nemunas valley slope. The complex - archaeological - historical monument, which consists of Veliuona to the mound , called Gediminas grave, his Papilys, known as Castle Hill or the Hill of Peace and 2.7 km to the west in Veliuona II mound called Pilaitėmis.
Gediminas tomb or Veliuona to the mound by tradition is considered to Veliuona died Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas death place. Research shows there was a wooden castle, which often attacked the Crusaders . [1] Duke Gediminas the mound monument.
Castle Hill has been regarded as a separate mountain. He is separated from Gediminas tomb 17 years. the depth of the moat, its status 30 years. the height of the slope descends to the Nemunas valley, east of the ditch, in the northern Veliuona stream valley. West from the highlands he separated wide about 4 m deep moat. At the top of a large, about 80 m. long and about 40 m. the width of the eastern end of the lot. Its northern edge, tells the past and the western and eastern end was to see the brick foundations of the wall. Parking eroded the twentieth century. the beginning of the planting of the garden. After the research found there may have been a first or lower ward of the mound on his standing in 1412. rebuilt brick Veliuona Castle. There is reason to believe that further to the west - northwest upland adjacent castle was established Papilys, which later built the church and worked in the town. [2]
Pilaitėse or Veliuona II mound 2.65 kilometers west of Veliuona to the mound, archaeologists believe stood 1,337 years. Crusader castle built in two buildings, which is supposed to block Veliuona castle. Judging by the archaeological research, the castle Lithuanian was soon attacked and burned. [3]
Complex belongs to the north and the contents of the earlier start of the second millennium Antkalnės mound , also called the Giants' graves Newcomer, Gystėnų mound.
Viešvilė Žuvitakis - Fish the way to the spawning grounds PLAY
Viešvilė River is the right tributary of the Nemunas. The river length of 22 km. Great part of the river (about 16 km) is Viešvilė State Nature Reserve and its buffer zone. It's been a valuable salmonid river, had abundant trout population, which is due to the pre-war built on the river ponds (Viešvilė - 4.5 hectares, 2.7 km from the mouth and Gulbinų - 6.7 hectares, 4.2 km from the mouth) with fish impassable dams almost completely disappeared because the fish could not reach above the ponds in the spawning grounds.
In view of the River Fishery value and potential of salmonid fish - trout and other migratory fish species (perch, river lamprey, brown trout) recovery capabilities Viešvilė river dams proposed to build a fish bypass. Fish ladder installation of dams on the river Viešvilė Viešvilė township. and Gulbinų. Jurbarkas. It was scheduled trout restocking and protection program, approved by the Minister of Agriculture and Minister of the Environment Order No. 2003-01-15. 3D-5/14 (Official Gazette., 2003, no. 9-317). The dam has also been included in the Minister of Environment and Minister of Agriculture Order No. 2003-01-16. 27 / 3D-13 on the definition of requirements for environmental protected and protected species migration routes "(Official Gazette., 2003, no. 19-835) approved by the dams to which facilities should be constructed fish migration list.
Under the Water Framework Directive (2000/60 / EC) is to be protected, improved and restored good surface water status in all water bodies. The river must be anthropogenically disturbed leak size and dynamics of the river Integrity, migration of aquatic organisms and sediment transport. Fish migration path restoration and implementation of key international commitments Lithuania - Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Official Gazette., 2001, no. 50-1742).
Nature Heritage Fund through the United Nations Development Programme and the Global Environment Facility project "Biodiversity conservation Lithuania swamps, has funded two fish passes the technical preparation of building projects and allocated funds for fish culverts Gulbinų pond dam on the river Viešvilė construction. Since the funds available were not sufficient Viešvilė fish ladder installed, Nature Heritage Fund together Jurbarkas weeks. It prepared an additional application for funds from the EU Structural Funds. Jurbarkas. weeks. 2007. He received support for the project, sea trout and other migratory fish migration path restoration Viešvilė river. Its implementation was built Viešvilė fish ladder, purchased equipment for fish scientific monitoring programs. Both fish passes the draft prepared by the design firm Gedilieta (project author Gediminas Lietuvininkas) and successfully implemented UAB Kavesta.
To construct fish passes well with the natural environment. Žuvitakis important not only to restore fish stocks. Since fish migration (spawning) and recreational seasons do not coincide, Viešvilė fish ladder can be used together. Equipped bathing water (synonymous with fish leisure pool) as well as bathers built a waterfall. Recreational conditions improve to provide access trails and green spaces. After the restoration of sea trout migration path to spawn in 10 years it is planned to reach 50% of the potential productivity of the river (500 pcs. Trout), about 250 adult fish. Regenerative Viešvilė fish stocks in the river will be able to organize an attractive trout fishing license, in the district will attract more tourists, promote the development of tourism. Therefore, fish passes will provide long-term social - economic benefits to the local community.
Smalininkai Jurbarkas region is famous for not only the largest oak alley Lithuania, but also the oldest water measuring stations. This - even 200 years.
It's only the old station in our country, which are authentic observations have survived to this day.
Although the first water meter Smalininkai survived, here stands stone water level measurement of stairs nearby - an observation tower. His wall - markings reminiscent of major flooding. However, water measurement station history began much earlier than the raging these photographs captured verse.
Two centuries on behalf of the King of Prussia, published 73-s water measurement stations and the installation instructions mentioned Smalininkai. The station, installed in 1811. October 1st, to this day remains the most important object.
"Measurements of their research helps to identify potential future didžliulius floods debacle and related disasters," - says hydrologist Assoc. dr. Edward Červinskas.
John Jablonski about the importance of this station wrote that "a large and continuous monitoring station volume is important not only in our country but also the world's hydrological. Lithuanian Hydrometeorology in 1811-the year of the time the Nemunas initiating investigations.
"This water station in Europe is very important, because there are all preserved 200-year period of data and can therefore contribute to a hydraulic regularities" - water station highlights the significance of the ancient technique of the museum manager Justin Stone.
Old observational data were stored in Berlin, later - Lithuania. The register of cultural values included once been famous here in the port.
Before the 7-year-old was carried Smalininkų water measurement station renovated, but the port and the environment have not been sorted out funds. In the future, it is expected to clean up the harbor bed, clean up the cobbled slopes
Masonry castles appeared in Lithuania in the 14th century. They were built by German masters. In the 14th century, the first stone castle in Kaunas was built - the oldest castle in Lithuania. It was destined to become one of the most important points of resistance in Lithuanian battles against the crusaders. Built in the 13th century On the 2nd half of the Nemunas and Neris riverside. It was a fencing type, without towers, in an irregular rectangular shape, occupying about 0.5 hectares. The castle walls consisted of two masonry walls of stone fired structure. Inside - in a hill, outside - in a protective grove - in a fossa. Due to the important strategic situation, the castle has been plunged many times.
Nikolay Prospect during the reign of Lithuania for tsarist Russia
1843 The Order of the Russian Tsar Nikolai I established the province of Kaunas. Until 1847 A city design plan has been prepared and approved. A well-organized network of streets and squares, three squares (ie, Independence, Unity and square of Laisvės al. / L. Sapiegos Street near the Municipality) are planned. The main street, named after the Tsar's throne, is located on Nikolay Prospekt, is wider, consisting of two carriageways separated by a pedestrian walkway.
Two streets - in the western and eastern part of the new urban area - merged the avenue, the third square is located north of it. 1848 New Town streets began to be marked on the ground in 1849. started to divide the plots for construction. 1851 In the larger section of the Laisvės avenue (until Independence Square) are planted in July, in the eastern part are topli. Since 1857 Strips for transporting stones.
Lithuanian Post, serving residents, businesses, institutions and organizations, provides postal, courier, financial and other services with more than 100 titles. Provides various international postal services
1562 July 11 The Grand Duke of Lithuania and the King of Poland, Zygmunt August, instructed Kristupas Taksis to organize a regular mail carriage route Vilnius-Krakow-Vienna-Venice. Then letters from Krakow reached Vilnius within 7 days. The significance of the post increased even more than in 1583. Stephen Bator, the King of Poland, has made the post public - he has set equal taxes. Every person has access to the post. At that time, the mail began to be delivered on a regular basis.
"Resurrection", 1990
Viewpoint
1988 After the National Reconciliation began, the public began to demand the return of the church to the faithful. In the same year, the church tower was glazed, reinforced metal constructions. 1989 March 22 Statutes of the Resurrection Church's Reconstruction Council are registered. The "Bang" plant committed to transfer the church building to the committee until 1993. in the state in which it was taken for production purposes. However, after the factory went bankrupt, the agreement was not fulfilled.
Some changes have been made to the project when resetting. It was taken into consideration that the rebuilt temple should serve not only sacred needs but also cultural events. As a result of the reform of the liturgical rites, the altar was abandoned in the side bays, and the central altar was attracted closer to the first and second pillars. Adjacent to the side entrance is a ramparts and an elevator to enter and ride in wheelchairs.
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