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Polish Traces: Historical Highlights in Klaipeda and the Amber Road

Explore the rich history of the Amber Road trade route used to transport Amber from the Baltic Sea to Italy, passing through Lithuania and Poland. Learn about prominent figures like Jan Karol Chodkiewicz and the Tyszkiewicz family, their cultural impact, and the November Uprising of 1830-1831. Visit the Tyszkiewicz Palace in Palanga, now a museum showcasing their legacy and the history of Amber.

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Polish Traces: Historical Highlights in Klaipeda and the Amber Road

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  1. Polishtraces on Lithuania Klaipeda country

  2. TheAmberRoad It was an ancient trade routeused to transport amberfromBalticSee to Italy. Theraw was takenfromtheseein Poland, Lithuania and anotherEuropeancountries. TheroadleadthroughttheKlaipeda’s country seeside,Polish and otherSlovenianlands. Trade was changingduringages and tradersweregoing to many ancientcities(for example: to Krakow).

  3. Jan Karol Chodkiewicz JonasKarolisChodkeviciuscamefromKretynga on Lithuania, and diedduringthe Chocim battlewith Turkey in 1621. He was Polish and Lithuanianmilitarycommandercalled Great Hetman and one of thebesteuropeanarmystrategistsinXVIIthcentury.

  4. TheNovemberUprising TheNovemberUprising was in 1830-1831 and was therebelagainstRussian Empire. Somebattlestook place inPalanga on Lithuania. Unfortunately,likealluprisingtheyweredefeat.

  5. The Tyszkiewicz family Thisfamily was polish-lithuanianmagnats. Tyszkiewiczewereverywealthy and influencedfamily. Members of race weretreasures of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, generals, politiciansand egyptologists. Thecrest of Tyszkiewicz family

  6. The Tyszkiewicz family Their property isscatterredin Europe but most of theirgoodsareinPoland, Lithuania and Belarus. NowinTyszkiewicz PalaceinPalenga, thereisthemuseum of amber. Palace was buildinXIXthcentury and the first owner was Feliks Tyszkiewicz.

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