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18 18 JONIŠKIS DISTRICT

27. RIDGE AND 2ND MOUND (ŽVELGAITIS HILL) OF ŽAGARĖ
Žagarė Ridge is a long, narrow for-
mation of sand and gravel, formed by
glaciers. While travelling this 3,6-kilo-
metre long cognitive walkway you can
admire the picturesque nature, observe
the birds, animals or insects, and camp
out. There are gazebos, observation to-
wers, information stands, fireplaces, a
basketball court, beach volleyball co-
urt, car parks, outdoor toilets, changing
rooms, and many more. The second
mound of Žagarė, called by local pe-
ople Žvelgaitis Hill, is one of the stops
in Žagarė Ridge cognitive walkway. Ac-
cording to local people, the legenda-
ry castle of Lithuanian duke Žvelgaitis
was standing on the mound in the 13th
century.
P. Cvirkos St., Žagarė,
Joniškis dist.
56.353511, 23.224143
+370 671 15033
zagaresrp.am.lt

28. ŽAGARĖ MANOR FARMSTEAD AND PARK

The Žagarė manor farmstead is one of
the largest surviving manor farmste-
ads in Lithuania. In the late 18th cen-
tury, Russian queen Catherine II gave
Žagarė manor to her favourite Platon
Zubov. In 1858, the manor was bought
by the duke Dmitry Naryshkin. The
Naryshkin family rebuilt and enlarged
the manor, turning it into a lavish En-
glish-style residence. Several groups
of buildings unfold in the plain relief:
the residential house, surrounded by
the park; the stud farm complex not far
away from it; further away northward,
farm buildings, the mill, and manor
workers’ houses. As many as 21 buil-
dings survived to this day. The com-
plex of stables manege and the wheel
building workshop is a very striking
accent of the manor farmstead.
Malūno St. 1, Žagarė,
Joniškis dist.
56.362315, 23.264539
+370 615 15592; +370 671 15033
zagaresrp.am.lt