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[[Image:Liskiava 1.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Cloister church in Liškiava]]
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[[Image:Nemunas near Liskiava.jpg|thumb|left|Nemunas and Liškiava seen from the hillfort]]
[[File:Liškiava Castle.jpg|thumb|right|Liškiava Castle]]
'''Liškiava''' is a historic [[village]] in the [[Varėna district municipality]], [[Lithuania]]. It is situated on the bank of [[Neman (river)|Nemunas River]], near the Lake Liškiavis. In 2005 its population was 37.


A leisure boat route connects Liškiava with the resort of [[Druskininkai]], a few kilometres south along the river.
'''Liškiava''' is a historic town in [[Varėna district]] in [[Lithuania]] situated on the bank of [[Neman River]], near the [[Liškiavis]] lake.
A leisure boat route connects Liškiava with [[Druskininkai]], a few kilometres south along the river.
[[Image:Liskiava Neman.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Neman and Liškiava seen from the mound]]


==History==
==History==
First mentioned in annals in 1044, as a castle was built on [[piliakalnis]] by the River Neman. It is believed that the castle in the [[Yotvingians|Yotvingian]] territory was built by Lithuanian Duke [[Erdvilas]]. At the end of the [[14th century]] [[Vytautas the Great]] erected a stone castle on the hill. Building ceased after the [[Battle of Grunwald]] and it was never completed; only the ruins of one tower remains today.
At the end of the 14th century, [[Vytautas the Great]] ordered the construction of a stone castle on the hill. The building lost its importance after the [[Battle of Grunwald]] and was never completed; only the ruins of one tower remain today.


Since the second half of 16th century until 1624, Liškiava church belonged to Protestants. In 1677, a wooden church was rebuilt, and in 1697 the entire town was donated to the [[Dominican Order]]. In 1699–1741 a Dominican monastery and in 1704–1720 a brick Holy Trinity church were built in the town. After the [[partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] in 1795, it was forbidden to accept new monks into the monastery. In 1852, the monastery was reconstructed into living quarters and [[rectory|parsonage]]. After [[World War II]], the building became a school. 1947–1977 it was a recreational base of the sartorial factory ''Lelija''.
==Demographics==
In 2005 there were 37 people living in Liškiava.


The Jewish population of Liškiava was 146 in 1923. The rabbi of Liškiava's [[Jews]] before World War II was Rabbi Avraham Tzvi Weinstein (later of London).


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Liškiava}}
* [http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetm~-2616323 JewishGen Locality Page - Liškiava, Lithuania]
* {{in lang|lt}} [http://www.liskiava.lt Official site]


{{Alytus County}}
{{lt icon}}[http://www.liskiava.lt Official site]

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[[Category:Castles in Lithuania]]
[[Category:Castles in Lithuania]]
[[Category:Towns in Alytus County]]
[[Category:Villages in Alytus County]]
[[Category:Varėna District Municipality]]



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[[de:Liškiava]]
[[lt:Liškiava]]
[[pl:Liszków]]
[[ru:Лишкява]]
[[uk:Лишк'ява]]

Latest revision as of 15:26, 18 April 2024

Liškiava
Village
Church of the Holy Trinity in Liškiava
Liškiava is located in Lithuania
Liškiava
Liškiava
Coordinates: 54°04′50″N 24°03′20″E / 54.08056°N 24.05556°E / 54.08056; 24.05556
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionDzūkija
County Alytus County
MunicipalityVarėna district municipality
EldershipMerkinė eldership
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
37
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://www.liskiava.lt
Map
Nemunas and Liškiava seen from the hillfort
Liškiava Castle

Liškiava is a historic village in the Varėna district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated on the bank of Nemunas River, near the Lake Liškiavis. In 2005 its population was 37.

A leisure boat route connects Liškiava with the resort of Druskininkai, a few kilometres south along the river.

History

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At the end of the 14th century, Vytautas the Great ordered the construction of a stone castle on the hill. The building lost its importance after the Battle of Grunwald and was never completed; only the ruins of one tower remain today.

Since the second half of 16th century until 1624, Liškiava church belonged to Protestants. In 1677, a wooden church was rebuilt, and in 1697 the entire town was donated to the Dominican Order. In 1699–1741 a Dominican monastery and in 1704–1720 a brick Holy Trinity church were built in the town. After the partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795, it was forbidden to accept new monks into the monastery. In 1852, the monastery was reconstructed into living quarters and parsonage. After World War II, the building became a school. 1947–1977 it was a recreational base of the sartorial factory Lelija.

The Jewish population of Liškiava was 146 in 1923. The rabbi of Liškiava's Jews before World War II was Rabbi Avraham Tzvi Weinstein (later of London).

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