Tauragė Castle
Castle in Tauragė, Lithuania
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Tauragė Castle (Lithuanian: Tauragės pilis) is a 19th-century masonry building in Tauragė, near the Baltic Coast. It was originally built between 1844 and 1847 to serve as a customs building.[1][2][3][4]
| Tauragė Castle | |
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| Tauragės pilis (Lithuanian) | |
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 Interactive map of Tauragė Castle | |
| 55.2526°N 22.2842°E | |
| Type | Castle and residential manor |
| Location | Tauragė, Lithuania |
| History | |
| Built | 1844 – 1847 |
| Site notes | |
Architectural style | Renaissance |
| Website | Official website  |
History
A major fire devastated Tauragė in 1836. Consequently, the Tsarist authorities issued an order to prepare a new project for the city's construction that included a customs house that later became Tauragė Castle.[5][6]
The initial two-story customs building was completed in 1847. The initial building also served as a prison for smugglers and illegal immigrants.[7][8] The compound was expanded in the late 19th century with a bathhouse, sauna, water well, several auxiliary buildings and stone wall with corner towers. The compound was later expanded twice – new buildings were added in 1971 and 1986.[9]
Since the 1900s, this castle has been repurposed multiple times and has housed psychiatric hospital, county hospital, military barracks and commerce school. It has also housed a middle school and a restaurant.[10][11]
In modern times
Gallery
Castle from up close
Park next to the castle
Exit
