The Padvariai Village Cross

Coordinates: 55.900801 21.249114

Object address: Padvariai, Kretinga district, Lithuania

Municipality: Kretinga district

In 1990, a wooden cross was placed at the foot of the lookout point in the territory of the Kretinga Manor. It commemorates the oppression of the inhabitants of the Padvariai village (1940-1953).

The inhabitants of Padvariai collected over 1,000 Litas for the construction of the cross. The author of the cross is K. Jašmontas, a citizen of Padvariai. A. Navirauskas, also a Padvarian, organised the construction works.

Source: Kretingos enciklopedija

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