Raudondvaris

Infobox Settlement
name = Raudondvaris
settlement_type= Village
nickname =


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latd=54|latm=56|lats=35|latNS=N|longd=23|longm=47|longs=0|longEW=E
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coordinates_type =region:LT_type:city(4100)
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subdivision_type =Country
subdivision_name =LTU
subdivision_type1=Ethnographic region
subdivision_name1=Dzūkija
subdivision_type2=County
subdivision_name2=Kaunas County
subdivision_type3=Municipality
subdivision_name3=Kaunas district municipality
subdivision_type4=Eldership
subdivision_name4=Raudondvaris eldership
subdivision_type6=Capital of
subdivision_name6=Raudondvaris eldership
established_date =1392
established_title=First mentioned
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established_title2=
population_total = 4,092
population_as_of = 2001
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3

Raudondvaris is a village on the Neman River bank in Kaunas district, Lithuania west of Kaunas.

History

The town was first mentioned in Teutonic chronicles in 1392. The old castle was rebuilt after the Battle of Grunwald and became Grand Duke's property. In 1549 king Sigismund II Augustus presented the castle to his wife, Barbara Radziwiłł. After her death the castle fell to ruin. A new renaissance red brick palace, known as Raudondvaris Castle, was built in 1615 on high Nevėžis River bank by Radziwiłłs. The palace is surrounded by a park with a palm house (not in use any more). The residence was known for its remarkable fine arts collection, including paintings of da Vinci, Caravaggio, Rubens and del Sarto. The palace belonged to the Tyszkiewicz family until the end of the World War I, when it was converted into a shelter for children. It suffered damage during World War II and was rebuilt only in 1959–1973. Currently it houses collections devoted to the Tyszkiewicz family and Juozas Naujalis.

Another notable building in Raudondvaris is St. Theresa basilique church founded by Benedykt Tyszkiewicz (rebuilt in the 20th century) with altars, painted by Michał Elwiro Andriolli, and Tyszkiewicz family tombstones.

External links

lt icon [http://raudondvaris.tik.lt/ Unofficial site of Raudondvaris]