History of city Kretinga in photos

A small historical reference

Kretinga - center of Kretinga district government in Klaipeda County, located in north-west Lithuania, on the river Akmene. The first written mention - 1253. Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz founded here in 1603 Bernardine monastery, built in the years 1610-1617 Church. In 1652 in Krettingene wooden church was built.

In 1609, Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz founded near the village of Kretinga town called Karolshtadt and gave him the Magdeburg Law. In 1882, the first telephone line Kretinga Lithuania - Plunge - Rietavas joined the estate of Count Tyszkiewicz, Count Zubov and Prince Oginski.

Sights - Franciscan monastery, chapel, Tyszkiewicz Palace, the Winter Gardens, which collected a huge number of unusual plants, flowers and trees.

City life

Church of the XIX century

Jewish youth, 1936

The hotel is on the border

Lutheran and greek-catholic church

Panorama of the city and the river Akmene

Panorama of city, collage	Panorama of city	Boundary stone	The manor
The manor and a winter garden	The manor and a winter garden	The manor	The river Akmene

Synagogue, 1936	Construction of the bridge and the railway near Kretinga	Prussian customs post	Trade area
Trade area	Railway bridge on the border with Prussia	Railway station on the border with Prussia	Railway station

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After this period photos it becomes public domain. The participants of the Berne Convention are 167 States.