Bartninkai
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| Coordinates : | 54 ° 30 ' N , 23 ° 2' E | ||
| Inhabitants (place) : | 390 (2011) | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+370) 342 | ||
| Postal code : | 70001 | ||
| Status: | Miestelis | ||
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Bartninkai (Polish Bartniki ) is a town ( miestelis ) in the district of Vilkaviškis in southwestern Lithuania . It is the seat of an administrative district. In 2011, 390 residents lived here.
geography
Bartninkai is 17 kilometers south of Vilkaviškis near the border with Kaliningrad Oblast. Roads 5106 and 5115 run through the town.
history
The place was probably founded in the second half of the 16th century. The earliest mention of it is from 1649 and from 1744 as a town . During this time, Antoni Tyzenhaus (Anton von Tiesenhausen) built a factory that produced goblets, which he operated until 1780.
In 1944, Bartninkai was severely damaged. It has had a coat of arms since 1999.
Culture and sights
- Church ruins of St. Peter and Paul, stone building in 1663, destroyed in 1944
- Wooden church, built in 1950
- school
- Library
- Former mansion of Tiesenhausen (Tyzenhauzas)
Web links
Commons : Bartninkai - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Bartninkai Lithuanian Encyclopedia (Lithuanian)