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49. THE SYMBOL OF RADVILIŠKIS – A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE
Since 2004, the attraction near Radvi-
liškis railway station has been its trophy
– a steam locomotive built in Berlin in
1944, which is entered in the Cultural
Heritage Register due to its historical,
technical, and technological value. The
relic of Radviliškis locomotive depot,
belonging to the so-called T series, is
the only one of this kind, which has
survived in our country. Today, it is an
eloquent symbol of the town consi-
dered the capital of railwaymen.
Laisvės Ave. 30, Radviliškis
55.806275, 23.536753

DID YOU KNOW?
Burbiškis manor is like a
miniature of the Netherlands.

50. BURBIŠKIS MANOR
Burbiškis manor has been known since
the 16th century. In 1819, the manor was
acquired by the Baženskiai family who
built a peculiar manor of Romanticism,
Historicism and Neo-Gothic styles,
reminding of a fortress. The new ow-
ners have also created an impressive,
scenic 28-hectare park distinguishing
itself by exceptional small architecture,
ponds, tree-lined alleys, viewpoints,
and islands. The park is adorned with
the sculptures of Vytautas the Gre-
at and Adam Mickiewicz, for the first
time created in Lithuania by Kazimieras
Ulianskis.
The museum established in Burbiškis
manor aims to restore as accurate pic-
ture of the past as possible, conveying
the old culture of manors. The spaces
of the manor farmstead house the ex-
positions of the manor history, carria-
ges, old technical equipment, house-
plants, and tulips.
Every spring, the manor hosts the tu-
lip flowering festivals well-known thro-
ughout Lithuania and abroad, poetry
events “Poezijos pavasaris”, chamber
concerts, and exhibitions.
Burbiškis village,
Radviliškis dist.
55.782288, 23.897691
+370 422 56 110
daugyvenesmuziejus.lt