December will bring the conclusion to the contest concerning site of memorial in Ponary

The first stage of the contest, which concerned the project of renovation of memorial site in Ponary has come to the end. Among 16 projects qualified to the contest, announced
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Journey around Vilnius streets: St. Casimir- patron saint of Lithuania

This time we will take a walk around St. Casimir Street (Šv. Kazimiero g.). In the guidebooks we can find the information that this street is the narrowest street in
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Franciscan church is reclaiming its splendour

Franciscan church under call of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Piaski in Vilnius is gradually reclaiming its splendour. In the Soviet period the temple got devastated. After
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Wacław Pacyno passed away

For many years he performed the function of chairperson of Home Army’s Veterans Club. He was Home Army’s soldier, he took part in Operation Ostra Brama, he was imprisoned in
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Journey around Vilnian streets: Story about the deserving family of Sawicz

Sawicz Street (Savičiaus g.) begins by Town Hall Square and runs towards Bakszta Street (Bokšto g.). It used to have different names: Sawicz the second or Aleksandrijewskaja. Finally, it was
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Looking for Polish traces: cemeteries in Kowszadol, Lubow and Wierszupa

A couple of very personal memories. Candles appeared at home. It was said that they are wax – small and yellow ones. Just in case, they rolled something resembling paper
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More than 11 000 candles have been lighted up at Vlinius Rossa

Almost 250 year old Rossa is one of the oldest cemetery in Vilnius as well as one of the most beautiful cemetery in Europe. On Saturday, it was decorated with
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The chapel in Bernardine cemetery will be renovated

The renovations of Vilnius Bernardine cemetery chapel are in progress. This news has been announced by Lithuanian Department for Cultural Heritage. The cemetery is on the list of the most
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Romuald Rodziewicz – the last Hubal’s soldier died

“We just wanted to fight. We were looking for a fight, Germans were looking for us and in this way there was always some action. At that time, a man
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Old Vilnius graveyards are falling down

Beautiful, natural setting on the dwarf pine covered hills allowed them to remain unchanged for decades. 19th century’s Vilnius graveyards – at Rossa, Bernardine, Paul and Peter at Antokol –
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