{"id":44196,"date":"2025-06-20T10:41:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T07:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/silute-region\/towns-of-the-silute-region\/sveksna\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T21:38:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:38:53","slug":"sveksna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/en\/silute-region\/towns-of-the-silute-region\/sveksna\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0160v\u0117k\u0161na"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"44196\" class=\"elementor elementor-44196 elementor-44082\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-fab703e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fab703e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35caf43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35caf43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c35cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c35cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/woodmart\/images\/lazy.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/miesteliai-sveksna.jpg\" class=\" wd-lazy-blur attachment-full size-full wp-image-30726\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/miesteliai-sveksna.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/miesteliai-sveksna-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/miesteliai-sveksna-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183328a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"183328a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d266cd color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d266cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u0160v\u0117k\u0161na is a town famous for the highest (65 m) in \u0160ilut\u0117 District Municipality, a two-storey, red brick church and the 19th century park founded by the Pliateris counts with an impressive lime tree avenue, Genovait\u0117 villa, ponds and sculptures. \u0160v\u0117k\u0161na belonged to Samogitia, so its urban structure differs from that of the towns of Lithuania Minor, a former border town between East Prussia and Lithuania Major. The town was first mentioned in written sources in 1503. \u0160v\u0117k\u0161na manor was founded in the second half of the 15th century by the Samogitian nobles K\u0119sgailos. The first church was built in 1509. In 1624-1644, when \u0160v\u0117k\u0161na was ruled by Jeronimas Kri\u0161pinas Kir\u0161en\u0161teinas, paper, glass and gunpowder workshops &#8211; one of the first serf manufactories in Samogitia &#8211; were operating on the estate. The last owners of \u0160v\u0117k\u0161na, the Pliateris, owned about 33,000 hectares of land (including the Paj\u016brio manor) and had more than 5,000 serfs. In 1820, the land holdings of the count were divided among his four sons, resulting in four manors: \u0160v\u0117k\u0161na, Vilk\u0117nas, Gedminai\u010diai and Stempliai. Simonas Stanevi\u010dius, a famous 19th century Lithuanian poet and historian, is buried in \u0160v\u0117k\u0161na Cemetery. An interesting fact: archaeologists have found seven ancient cult statuettes from ancient Egypt, representing Egyptian gods and priests, in a cemetery near \u0160v\u0117k\u0161na.               <br>Today, \u0160v\u0117k\u0161na is an exceptional place not only because it is surrounded by a rich and interesting past. It fascinates us with its beautiful nature, its architectural monuments and the famous people who have come from here. In the very centre of the town there is a cobbled market square where every Thursday there is a lively market. The town&#8217;s church and architecture attract newlyweds and Lithuanian film-makers. The neo-Gothic church, built in 1905 to a design by Swedish architect Karl Eduard Strandman, is one of the town&#8217;s main architectural landmarks. The construction of the church was financed by the Counts of \u0160v\u0117k\u0161na and Vilk\u0117nas Pliateriai, and the inhabitants of \u0160v\u0117k\u0161na and the neighbouring parishes donated generously to the construction. Some of the funds were collected from Lithuanian emigrants living in the USA. The churchyard of the church is connected to the park by an arched pedestrian bridge &#8211; a viaduct built around 1885. It is a unique and rare structure in Lithuania.         <br>\u0160v\u0117k\u0161na takes great pride in its active community, whose dedication enhances the town\u2019s beauty and promotes its name across Lithuania.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0160v\u0117k\u0161na is a town famous for the highest (65 m) in \u0160ilut\u0117 District Municipality, a two-storey, red brick church and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30726,"parent":44118,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44196","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44196\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siluteinfo.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}