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Birstonas museum houses the exhibition from the oldest times till nowadays. It shows how defensively important was Birstonas, who were going to hunt to Birstonas land forests, how Birstonas got the right for resort status. The tools for treating are exhibited as well. Museum also houses temporal exhibitions.
Museum is located in old wooden house in the centre of town. Visiting is free.
Updated Oct 12, 2010
Address: Vytauto str. 9
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Sanatorium "Tulpe" is known as the first sanatorium here in Birstonas. “Vytautas” and “Vaidilute” mineral waters are used for procedures. “Vaidilute” mineral water has bigger constentration of bromine. It is proved that water with bromine efficient in treating joint, nervous, circulatory, respiratory deseases.
Sanatorium is located just near the bank of Nemunas river.
Updated Oct 12, 2010
Address: Birutes str. 31
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Sanatorium “Versme” was established in 1975. Here water and mudp procedures could be made, here is also the only one salt room in Lithuania exists. Fountain is located just nearby the sanatorium. The look if it is quite Sovietic. The view of fountain, as I see, is quite popular for representing Birstonas.
Updated Oct 12, 2010
Address: B. Sruogos str. 9
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This Catholic church was built between 1903 – 1909. It was projected by famous neo gothic style architect Vaclovas Michnevicius.
The main altar of the church is a home of copy of famous St. Mary painting. The original one is in Gates of Dawn, in Vilnius. Church is interesting due to its stained-glass, symbolising Cristianising of Lithuania and commemoration of Lithuanian patron St. Casimierus.
Updated Oct 12, 2010
Address: Birutės str. 14
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Monument for partisans who fought against Soviet army soldiers was established in Jonas Basanavicius square. As Birstonas land is quite forested one, partisants had their hidden bunkers here, was fighting against Soviet politics.
Actually intensive actions of partisans was one of the reasons why immigration of Russians was in smaller number than in Latvia or Estonia.
Updated Oct 12, 2010
Address: Jono Basanaviciaus a.
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It is the central square of Birstonas resort. After First World War Lithuanian Red Cross not only took care of medical ecquipments and buildings for medical purpose, but also for a whole look of town.
In year of 1939 the central square was formed with a monument for signatory of Lithuanian independence act Jonas Basanavicius. This personality is called the patriarch of Lithuanian nation.
Updated Oct 12, 2010
Address: Jono Basanaviciaus a.
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The park, named after the name of famous Lithuanian Grand Duke, was formed in 19th century. Later, in interwar period (1928 – 1935) it was redesigned.
The main object in park probably is Grand Duke Vytautas sculpture. Duke is shown on the horse. It repeats the history – as known Vytautas was a visitor of Birstonas both for a war purposes and leisure time hunting.
Written Oct 11, 2010
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This mound is one of the highest and widest in Lithuania. Here in 14th century wooden castle stood. Later it was used as a home to Lithuanian Dukes who visited Birstonas region for hunting purposes. The castle finally lost importance in 17th century, nowadays here is just a high hill, where you could see beautiful panorama of Birstonas and Nemunas river wings.
Updated Oct 11, 2010
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The museum was established in year of 2000 in old parsonage nearby church of St. Anthony Paduvian. Museum represents the items used for religical purposes. Exhibition also presents life of the cardinal Vincentas Sladkevicius and martyt archibishop Teofilius Matulionis.
That time, in September 2010, it was also available to see funny caricaturas representing main sins of human (according to tertimony).
Entrance to museum is for free.
Updated Oct 11, 2010
Address: Birutės str. 10
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Birstonas boasts a number of interesting sculptures, the earliest of which is the bust of Jonas Basanavicius, a Lithuanian patriarch, in the square named after him. It was erected in 1939 and remained there throughout the Soviet period.
Not far from the church is the lovely statue of Martynas Mazvydas, a 16th century Lithuanian author, sculpted by V. Zuklys (again no first name) in 1979.
There are some more sculptures scattered all over the town but the one I liked best is the charming bronze statue of Versme (Spring), which can give you a good spring shower if you come close to it.:) The house behind it, which you can see in the fourth picture, is built over a spring of mineral water and, inside, has lions' heads as spouts. Unfortunately, there was no water coming from them. Another spring that has dried up?
Updated Sep 5, 2009
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