Aukštadvaris

Aukštadvaris
Coat of arms of Aukštadvaris
Aukštadvaris is located in Lithuania
Aukštadvaris
Aukštadvaris
Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 54°34′51.6″N 24°31′40.8″E / 54.581000°N 24.528000°E / 54.581000; 24.528000
CountryLithuania
CountyVilnius
DistrictTrakai
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
977

Aukštadvaris (Yiddish: Visoki-Dvor ,וויסאָקי-דוואָר) is a town in Trakai district municipality in Lithuania on the Verknė river. According to 2011 census, it had population of 977.[1]

Aukštadvaris features Malewski Palace, built in 1837 by Antoni Malewski, which remained with the family until World War I (and housed a hospital after World War II). There is an old Adam Mickiewicz oak, under which the poet supposedly liked to sit.

References

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  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 16, 2017.