Rietavas Manor

Rietavas Manor in XIX century

Rietavas Manor is a former Ogiński residential manor in Rietavas city, Lithuania. The primary manor building did not remained until nowadays (only the foundations), however many parts of the ensemble did, including the former musicians dormitory, water tower, park, a few outbuildings, guard house, part of the wall, two gates, Ogiński Family Chapel, where Bogdan Ogiński and his brother duke Mykolas Ogiński are buried.

History

On April 17, 1892, during Easter, first electrical lamps in Lithuania were lighted in the manor and church.[1]

Gallery

References

  1. "Rietavo dvaras - Oginskių užkoduotas pažangos kodas". Kpd.lt. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

Coordinates: 55°43′42″N 21°55′53″E / 55.72833°N 21.93139°E / 55.72833; 21.93139

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