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    Švėkšna Manor is a former residential manor in Švėkšna, Šilutė district. It was last occupied by Countess Felicija Laimė Broël-Plater. Švėkšna Estate was...
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    Švėkšna is a town in the Šilutė District municipality, 21 km northeast of Šilutė, Lithuania. It is the administrative center of Švėkšna elderate. There...
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    but settled in Švėkšna where he built a family house around 1920 on land gifted to him by the Plater family, owners of Švėkšna Manor. Jakševičius worked...
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    Vilkėnas Manor is a former residential manor in Vilkėnas Village, Švėkšna, Lithuania. Vilkėnas Estate was initially part of Švėkšna Estate, mentioned since...
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    Labardžiai Manor Pajūris Manor Vaboliai Manor Macikai Manor [lt] Šilutė Manor Stempliai Manor Švėkšna Manor Vilkėnas Manor Astruvka Manor Bartkuškis Manor Čiobiškis...
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    Commission (which included Count Adam Broël-Plater (1836-1909) - owner of Švėkšna Manor - as a member) and of the Museum of Antiquities in Vilnius. The initial...
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    distinct Samogitian language. Famous landmarks include Tauragė Castle, Plungė Manor and Hill of Crosses. Ruthenian sources mentioned the region as жемотьская...
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    Memel. He received basic education from tutors in the family estate at Švėkšna Manor. In 1820, he enrolled in the Kražiai College where Simonas Stanevičius...
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    parents' estates: Uzułmujża, Owile, Szatejki, and others, and also acquired Švėkšna (Szweksznie) in Samogitia. From his marriage to Petronela Nagórska, he...
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    Birštonas Church of St. Casimir in Kamajai Church of St. James the Apostle in Švėkšna Church of St. John the Baptist in Ramygala Church of St. Joseph in Karvis...
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