Wooden Castle

Lithuania, the southernmost of the three Baltic states, was well known for its wooden castles, built during the medieval ages. At one point during this period he was one of the largest if not the largest country in Europe, incorporating parts of present-day Belarus, Poland, Russia and Ukraine under a Grand-Duchy . The castles have been built to reflect its prominence in the region. Lithuanian carpenters specializing in timber structures rather than brick castles. Although some of these have also been constructed, the level of sophistication of workers with built wooden structures ensured their demand in neighboring countries, so the proof lying in the word of Belarus is almost a Carpenter copy of the original word in Lithuanian.

The castles were primarily used by the dukes of Lithuania that the residences were also built forts around them to repel the aggressive attacks, mainly by the Germans. While most wooden castles were destroyed or irreparably damaged or even abandoned over time a number of strengths remain, numbering about 450. Information on these wooden buildings is sketchy, only a few have been archaeologically documented, much less restored. The castles of brick, which were limited and mainly built by German workers, concentrated around the capital Vilnius and the Old and New Trakai. The castle of Trakai Island was the strongest and most magnificent of all castles in Lithuanian, although the largest was the castle Medininkai. The castle has Voruta its importance in the first crowned king, and only Lithuania, Mindaugas successfully defended himself in an internal war in 1251. The Old Castle of Trakai has now a Benedictine monastery standing on it, while the castle of Krewo has the distinction of being the place where the Duke Vytautas Kestutis and his son were imprisoned. While the first one died there, it continued to escape the rule and successfully. The same castle hosted the signing of the Act Krewo which laid the foundations of the Polish - Lithuanian Union in 1385. Some of the other castles of the best known were those in Vilnius, Birzai, Kaunas, Lida, Grodno, Punia, Palanga, Imbare, Moletai, and Miadzel Novogrudok, the last being the place where the coronation took place in Mindaugas, but this was subsequently disproved.

With a number of these castles being rebuilt, tourist traffic to these sites has accelerated, especially after Lithuania joined the European Union. Before the economic downturn, Lithuania has one of the highest rates of economic growth in Europe and has constantly developed its infrastructure. Consequently, there was much interaction with other countries in the EU and worldwide. With new personal and business relationships being built, the sharing of gifts and flowers have also resumed. In this regard, all the major online florists and international as Sendflowers.ru Cityflora.com provide regular delivery in major cities of Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Siauliai and.