Karinis paveldas palei Geležinę uždangą
Day 2.
90 km
Klaipēda - Kretinga - Salantai - Plateļi
Practical info
- Maršruts ir domāts kā padomdevējs - kā optimālāk apceļot reģionu vai valsti, vai divas valstis ar mērķi iepazīt to militāro mantojumu;
- Braucējam pašam ir jāizplāno – cik no ieteiktajiem objektiem un vietām viņš vienas dienas laikā var iepazīt;
- Pirms ceļojuma ir jānoskaidro apskates vietu (muzeju, kolekciju, fortifikācijas u.c. objektu) darba laiks;
- Vietās, kur ir iepriekšēja pieteikšanās (vietējie gidi, privātas kolekcijas, cits), ir jāpiesaka vizīte, norādot datumu un laiku. Ja ceļojums tiek atcelts, ir jāinformē pieteiktās vietas;
- Naktsmītnes ir jārezervē laicīgi. Vasaras sezonā, īpaši jūras piekrastē naktsmītnes var būt nepieejamas. Daļa no ēdināšanas uzņēmumiem ziemas sezonā var nestrādāt;
- Ceļojumam izvēlieties ne tikai vasaru, bet arī citus gadalaikus;
- Latvijas – Lietuvas – Igaunijas robežas pa autoceļiem var šķērsot brīvi bez ierobežojumiem un jebkurā diennakts laikā. Iebraucot no vienas valsts otrā ir jābūt līdzi ID kartei vai pasei;
- Apmeklējiet tūrisma informācijas centrus, kur var iegūt papildus informāciju, bukletus, kartes.
Sights
“Escape bunker 1944”
In the center of Klaipėda city.
A 1944 German military tunnel shelter built to help civilians in Klaipėda survive the bombings and artillery shelling of World War II. It is believed to have been built by the Reich Railway Administration. The bunker is constructed of one-meter-thick reinforced concrete walls topped by an earthen embankment.
Since 2009, the hideout has been included in the Register of Immovable Cultural Properties of the Republic of Lithuania and the object has been marked with a military heritage sign. Having been abandoned for a long time, it has been renovated on a private initiative since 2016. Currently, a puzzle room has been installed in it, thus protecting it from further deterioration and providing entertainment for people.
Orvidai Homestead-Museum
Near Salantai, on the right side of the Salantai–Plungė road (KK169) (there are information signs).
This space was started more than 40 years ago by stone masters father and son Kazimieras and Vilius Orvidai (1905–1989; 1952–1992). During land reclamation, they brought stones of more interesting shapes and centuries-old trees from the surrounding area to their homestead and created monuments with religious themes from them. It is said that this museum was born out of grief over the nature being destroyed by Soviet land reclamation and the desire to breathe life into the condemned stones, to resurrect them for a second life. The works created by the Orvidai themselves and other artists that appeared on the Orvidai homestead did not comply with Soviet ideological and artistic canons: the works created from stone, wood, metal and old agricultural implements intertwined symbols of various religions (Catholic, pagan, Buddhist). The homestead was also a gathering place for people who did not fit into the Soviet reality of life, and it became a place of refuge and gathering for those who thought differently. The Soviet government had repeatedly planned to destroy this space, but it was nevertheless saved. The Orvidai homestead became extremely popular during the period of the Lithuanian Renaissance.
Visitors to the farmstead-museum are greeted by the IS-2 tank. This tank was developed by the Soviets during World War II as a response to the German Tiger I. The name of the tank series IS is an acronym for the Soviet tyrant Joseph Stalin. Previously, this tank stood in Salantai, was part of the memorial to the burial site of Soviet soldiers of World War II. In 1991, it was transported to the Orvidai farmstead and became its exhibit.
Litvak Memorial Garden
In 2014, the Jakov Bunka Charity and Support Foundation established the Litvaks Memorial Garden in the Žemaitija National Park, in the village of Medsedžiai, approximately 2 km from the center of Plateliai. This monument is dedicated to the memory of the destroyed Lithuanian Jewish communities.
The 12-acre garden replicates the outline of Lithuania, and the places where Jewish communities were destroyed in 1941-1944 are marked with forged metal apple trees. The author of the forged apples is Artūras Platakis. Apples in trees - families who lived in communities. Litvaks all over the world can contribute to the creation of the garden by ordering new apple trees and apples in memory of their ancestors. Karelian granite columns are also being erected in the garden to individually honor the achievements of Litvaks in the world.
In 2016, this initiative was expanded - the commemoration of Lithuanian Lithuanian and Jewish saviors during the Holocaust was commemorated with apple trees. The stand at the entrance to the garden tells about the former Jewish communities of Lithuania in numbers.
At the moment, an apple tree has already "grown" in the garden in memory of the Jewish communities of Alytus, Alsėdžii, Kalvarija, Mosėdis, Plateliai, Plungė, Telšiai, Vabalninka, Viekšnii and others.
Cold War Exposition
The exposition is arranged in the former ballistic missile launch complex of the Soviet Union, which is the only well-equipped facility of its kind in Europe. The Plokštines missile base was completed in 1962. on December 31. It was placed in the largest forest massif, east of Lake Plateļi. There were 4 SS-4 "Sandal" medium-range ballistic missiles equipped with 2-megaton thermonuclear warheads, aimed at Western European countries. 1978 after the base was discovered by US intelligence, it was closed with the removal of armaments. 2012 after reconstruction, an exhibition of relevant content was opened here.
Plokštinė Military Town
in 1962 "Dvina", one of the first underground R-12 ballistic missile launch complex in the Soviet Union, started operating in the Ploštinė forests (Plungė district).
A military town has been established 0.5 km from the missile launch base. On the territory of 12 hectares, about 30 buildings of various purposes were built: residential houses (barracks), officers' headquarters, 2 canteens, a boiler room, a power plant, a medical station, a club, a pig farm, warehouses, garages and other buildings.
The platform's underground missile launch complex operated until 1978. June 18 The soldiers left the area, taking only their weapons with them. in 1979 the management of the former military complex was handed over to the Association of Republican Agricultural Recreational Institutions of the Plungė district, and the Platelia Pioneers' Rest Camp "Žuvėdra" was established in the military town. The area was remodeled and adapted to the needs of the camp, which operated until 1990. After Lithuania regained its independence, the Pioneer Camp was closed.
Since 1993 the facility is managed by the Žemaitija National Park Directorate. Many buildings of the military campus were demolished in 2017 due to their state of emergency. Currently, there are about 10 buildings left in the area, which can be viewed from the outside by visitors. There are information stands that tell about the former buildings and their purpose.
Places to eat
LINELIS
- Klaipēdā, sk. klaipedatravel.lt
- Kretingā, sk. visitkretinga.lt
- Kafejnīca “Pakalnutė”, Salantai
- Kafejnīca “Le le terasa”, Paežerės Rūdaičiai
- Kafejnīca “Burė”, Plateliai (atvērta vasaras sezonā)
- Pluņģē, sk. visitplunge.lt
- "Restobar Smagratis", Kretinga
Places to stay
- Kretingā, sk. visitkretinga.lt
- Plateļi zemaitijosnp.lt
- Pluņģē, sk. visitplunge.lt