Raudondvaris

Raudondvaris
Town
Coat of arms
Raudondvaris Location of Radondvaris
Coordinates: 54°56′35″N 23°47′0″E / 54.94306°N 23.78333°E / 54.94306; 23.78333
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kaunas district municipality
Eldership	Raudondvaris eldership
Capital of	Raudondvaris eldership
First mentioned	1392
Population  (2021)
• Total	4,079
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Raudondvaris is a town on the Nevėžis River in Kaunas district, Lithuania, 1 km (0.62 mi) west of Kaunas city municipality.

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 Grand Duke 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 the high bank of the Nevėžis River by the Radziwiłłs. The palace is surrounded by a park with a palm house (no longer in use). The residence was known for its remarkable fine arts collection, including paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Rubens and del Sarto. The palace belonged to the Tyszkiewicz family until the end of 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 the basilica of St. Theresa, founded by Benedykt Tyszkiewicz (rebuilt in the 20th century), with altars painted by Michał Elwiro Andriolli, and Tyszkiewicz family tombstones.

Famous citizens

• Edvinas Dautartas, Olympic swimmer

Gallery

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  Raudondvaris Castle

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  St. Theresa church

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Raudondvaris.

• (in Lithuanian) Unofficial website of Raudondvaris

This page was last edited on 11 September 2023, at 18:38