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'''Norviliškės''', is a small village in the so-called ] appendix, ], ]. It is located about 12 km northeast from Dieveniškės almost on the border with ]. In 1986 it had 58 residents <ref>{{lt icon}} {{cite encyclopedia |editor = Jonas Zinkus, et. al | encyclopedia = Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija | title = Norviliškės | year = 1987 | publisher = Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija | volume = III | location = Vilnius, Lithuania | pages = 221}}</ref>, and 24 residents in 2001. | ||
| The Norviliškės Manor is first mentioned in 1586. In 1617 the owners devised part of the real estate land to ]. Around 1745 they built a monastery and a church in ]. The monastery was reconstructed at the end of the 18th century by Kazimieras Kaminskis.<ref>{{lt icon}} {{cite book|editor=Klemensas Čerbulėnas, et. al |title= Lietuvos architektūros istorija: Nuo XVII a. pradžios iki XIX a. vidurio |edition=Vol. II |year=1994 |publisher=Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla |location=Vilnius|id=ISBN 5-420-00583-3 |pages=292}}</ref> After the ], Russian authorities closed the monastery and turned it into barracks for soldiers, and later to a ] for girls. The Church of St. Mary Compassionate Mother was closed at the same time as the monastery. A new wooden church was built in 1929. | The Norviliškės Manor is first mentioned in 1586. In 1617 the owners devised part of the real estate land to ]. Around 1745 they built a monastery and a church in ]. The monastery was reconstructed at the end of the 18th century by Kazimieras Kaminskis.<ref>{{lt icon}} {{cite book|editor=Klemensas Čerbulėnas, et. al |title= Lietuvos architektūros istorija: Nuo XVII a. pradžios iki XIX a. vidurio |edition=Vol. II |year=1994 |publisher=Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla |location=Vilnius|id=ISBN 5-420-00583-3 |pages=292}}</ref> After the ], Russian authorities closed the monastery and turned it into barracks for soldiers, and later to a ] for girls. The Church of St. Mary Compassionate Mother was closed at the same time as the monastery. A new wooden church was built in 1929. | ||
| For a long time the former manor stood abandoned. In 2005, reconstruction was started by an enterprenour Giedrius Klimkevičius from ]. The project is supported by funds from the ] program. The hopes are that the Norviliškės Castle will become a tourist attraction. It offers hosting for business conferences or weddings, hunting, shooting practices, and other activities. | For a long time the former manor stood abandoned. In 2005, reconstruction was started by an enterprenour Giedrius Klimkevičius from ]. The project is supported by funds from the ] program. The hopes are that the Norviliškės Castle will become a tourist attraction. It offers hosting for business conferences or weddings, hunting, shooting practices, and other activities, also a great music festival is going to be held here. | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:41, 24 April 2007
Norviliškės, is a small village in the so-called Dieveniškės appendix, Šalčininkai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located about 12 km northeast from Dieveniškės almost on the border with Belarus. In 1986 it had 58 residents , and 24 residents in 2001.
The Norviliškės Manor is first mentioned in 1586. In 1617 the owners devised part of the real estate land to Franciscans. Around 1745 they built a monastery and a church in Renaissance style. The monastery was reconstructed at the end of the 18th century by Kazimieras Kaminskis. After the November Uprising of 1831, Russian authorities closed the monastery and turned it into barracks for soldiers, and later to a boarding school for girls. The Church of St. Mary Compassionate Mother was closed at the same time as the monastery. A new wooden church was built in 1929.
For a long time the former manor stood abandoned. In 2005, reconstruction was started by an enterprenour Giedrius Klimkevičius from Vilnius. The project is supported by funds from the PHARE program. The hopes are that the Norviliškės Castle will become a tourist attraction. It offers hosting for business conferences or weddings, hunting, shooting practices, and other activities, also a great music festival is going to be held here.
References
- In-line
- Template:Lt icon Jonas Zinkus; et al., eds. (1987). "Norviliškės". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija. Vol. III. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 221.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|editor=(help) - Template:Lt icon Klemensas Čerbulėnas; et al., eds. (1994). Lietuvos architektūros istorija: Nuo XVII a. pradžios iki XIX a. vidurio (Vol. II ed.). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla. p. 292. ISBN 5-420-00583-3.
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- General
- Template:Lt icon Semaška, Algimantas (2006). Kelionių vadovas po Lietuvą: 1000 lankytinų vietovių norintiems geriau pažinti gimtąjį kraštą (4th ed. ed.). Vilnius: Algimantas. p. 386. ISBN 9986-506-90-4.
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External links
- Template:Lt icon Official website and gallery of the Norviliškės Castle
- Template:Lt icon History of the Norviliškės Monastery
- Template:Lt icon Announcement of the grand opening of the Norviliškės Castle
- Template:Lt icon Norviliškės: Life on the border