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The bank palace
The bank building in Tauragė is one of the most famous examples of inter-war architecture, which survived in small towns. The Law on the Bank of Lithuania was adopted in 1922. The Bank of Lithuania,...
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Wiemer Hill
The citizens of Tauragė respectfully refer to the hill on the picturesque bank of Jūra River at the outskirts of Tauragė Old Town as the hill of August Wiemer (1886–1942), an Evangelical priest...
Former NKVD headquarters
On Vytauto Didžiojo g. 9, near the church, there is the parsonage. The brick two-storey building has been built in 1939. Back in 1940, the Soviet authorities had nationalised the building, turning a...
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Tauragė Martynas Mažvydas evangelical lutheran church
Tauragė was and continues to be the traditional centre of the Lithuanian Evangelical Lutherans. The Tauragė Martynas Mažvydas evangelical lutheran church, built in 1840-1843 (when the wooden which...
Tobacco Factory (now known as Culture Factory)
Lelb Werblowsky's Tobacco and Cigarette Factory was built on a plot at Bangų Street 7 (former Malūnų Pylimo Street 5) in 1912 and successfully operated until 1939.In 1945, the territory of Tobacco...
Memorial Plate for Honoré de Balzac
The memorial plate for Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) to commemorate his visit to Tauragė was opened on 10 October 2013 on the wall of Tauragė Post Office. Honoré de Balzac stopped for a half of...
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Viktoras Miliūnas House in Nida
In 1961, Viktoras Miliūnas (1916-1986) had purchased a part of a fisherman's house in Nida. He used to spend all his summers there working and writing since then until 1986.The writer (playwright, a...
Sculptural Ex Libris for Vydūnas
30 March 2018 marked the official opening of the sculptural ex-libris for the 150th birth anniversary of the Lithuanian philosopher Vydūnas. The ex libris was opened in Jonas Viktoras Kalvanas Park...
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Jonas Viktoras Kalvanas Park
By the decision of Tauragė District Municipality Council, in 2013, the park, located near Martynas Mažvydas Evangelical Lutheran Church and Martynas Mažvydas Progymnasium in Tauragė city centre,...
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Sculptural Ex Libris for the Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The sculptural ex libris for the Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) was opened on 4 June 2016 near Birutė Baltrušaitytė Public Library of Tauragė District Municipality during a...
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Postal Carriage Panel
Neringa Division of the Lithuania Post is located in the building on Taikos Street 13. The Postal Carriage panel was produced in 1977 by the order of the Lithuania Post. This work of metal plastics A...
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Neringa Municipality Viktoras Miliūnas Public Library
Neringa City Library has been established in 1956. As of 1990, the library was renamed as Neringa City Nida Library, and as of 1 January 1996, it has been reorganised into Neringa City Municipality a...
Liudvikas Rėza Culture Centre
The red brick building, typical of East Prussia, was built in 1902-1903 and became a new school. The school had only one class of 60 pupils with only one teacher, who was referred to as precentor, he...
Memorial Plate for Antanas Smetona
The memorial plate for Antanas Smetona, the first President of the Republic of Lithuania and Signatory of the Lithuanian Independence Act, was opened near a building at Stoties Street 7 on 16 2018 to...
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Monument for Vincas Kudirka
The monument for Vincas Kudirka (1858-1899), built in Tauragė by the ideologists of the Lithuanian national revival movement, changed its location several times. The first time it was built was near...
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Monument for Vladas Putvinskis-Pūtvis
In 1930 the citizens of Tauragė were the first to commemorate Vladas Putvinskis-Pūtvis (1873–1929), national ideologist, literature expert, book smuggler and founder of the Lithuanian Riflemen's...
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The Lourdes
The rebuilt and consecrated chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes is located near the church on M. Valančiaus g. 2 (at the main entrance to the churchyard). World War II, which commenced on 22 June 1941, of...
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The Herald of Freedom monument
The modern monument, called the Herald of Freedom, located near the historical oak on the corner of J. Basanavičiaus and Nepriklausomybės streets, is dedicated to 11 March of 1990. The idea to the...
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Parnidis dune
By climbing onto Parnidis dune which is in the south of Nida, one may visit the white dunes habitat. This is the only place in the Kuršių Nerija National Park where drifting dunes still remain. To...
King Wilhelm Channel (Klaipėda Channel)
The channel starts along Lankupiai, where it branches from Minija river, then flows north-east through Dreverna, finally reaching Klaipėda, where it connects to Malkų Bay along the Container and is...
