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- Title
PAGĖGIŲ APYLINKIŲ DVARAI.
- Authors
Purvinas, Martynas; Purvinienė, Marija
- Abstract
From the end of the 13th century Pagegiai and its environs were ruled by the Teutonic Order. From 1525 it was part of the Prussian State belonging to the ethnic-cultural region of Lithuania Minor. The estates located in those lands existed in a different legal, economical and social environment than those of the neighbouring Samogitia in the west of mainland Lithuania. The manor houses and service buildings were situated in the flooded meadows of the valley of the River Nemunas that occupied around 25 km2 of the area. The luxurious grassland dominating these areas determined the specific activity on these estates, i.e. they were involved in hay harvesting and cattle-breeding rather than traditional agriculture. The original large manor-farmsteads were established by the River Nemunas (in the past it was the most important water route from mainland Lithuania to Prussia and Western Europe) and near the land roads. The specific historical evolution (establishment of the ruler's [i.e. state] courts [mansions], their rent in the 18th century and their subsequent privatization) determined the exceptional characteristics of the activity on the estates of Pagegiai environs. They operated more as productive-economic units, which was not typical of mainland Lithuania. In very rare cases, they were perceived as dynastic centres of one or another family of the nobility. Mostly both the buildings and the grounds of these manors were modest probably under the influence of the Protestant (Lutheran) religion and world outlook. The manor houses in Pagegiai environs did not function as entertainment centres in contrast to mainland Lithuania. The buildings were constructed of wood, clay and field stones. In the 19th century masonry become popular: stables, cattle-sheds and production buildings were made of durable red bricks. However, the ancient buildings did not survive due to the fragmented reconstructions. In the aftermath of the Soviet occupation of October 1944 the majority of the manor houses and service buildings in Pagegiai environs were completely destroyed. Extant are only several manor houses, others have survived only in remains.
- Subjects
LITHUANIA Minor (Russia &; Lithuania); LITHUANIA; RUSSIA; NEMAN River; MANORS; THIRTEENTH century; SOCIAL context; SAMOGITIA (Lithuania); HAY; NOBILITY (Social class)
- Publication
Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis, 2009, Issue 55, p119
- ISSN
1392-0316
- Publication type
Article