Liškiava

Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = Village
name = Liškiava
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image_caption = Liškiava church
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latd=54|latm=04|lats=50|latNS=N|longd=24|longm=03|longs=20|longEW=E
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
subdivision_type1= Ethnographic region
subdivision_name1= Dzūkija
subdivision_type2= County
subdivision_name2= Alytus County
subdivision_type3= Municipality
subdivision_name3= Varėna district municipality
subdivision_type4= Eldership
subdivision_name4= Merkinė eldership
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population_total = 37
population_as_of = 2005
website = http://www.liskiava.lt
timezone=EET
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Liškiava is a historic village in the Varėna district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated on the bank of Neman River, near the Lake Liškiavis. In 2005 its population was 37.

A leisure boat route connects Liškiava with Druskininkai, a few kilometres south along the river.

History

At the end of the 14th century Vytautas the Great erected a stone castle on the hill. Building lost its importance after the Battle of Grunwald and it was never completed; only the ruins of one tower remains today.

Since the second half of 16th century until 1624 Liškiava church belonged to protestants. In 1677 a wooden church was rebuilt, and in 1697 the entire town was donated to the Dominican Order. In 1699–1741 a Dominican monastery and in 1704–1720 a brick Holy Trinity church was built in the town. After the partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795, it was forbidden to accept new monks to the monastery. Since 1852 monastery was reconstructed into living quarters and parsonage. After World War II the building became a school. 1947–1977 it was a recreational base of sartorial factory "Lelija".

The Jewish population of Liskova was 146 in 1923. The rabbi of Liskova's Jews before World War II was Rabbi Avraham Tzvi Weinstein (later of London).

External links

* [http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetm~-2616323 JewishGen Locality Page - Liškiava, Lithuania]
* [http://www.liskiava.lt Official site]