Stakliškes
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Stakliškės is a village in Lithuania, located east of Prienai
, in Prienai district of Kaunas County
on the Prienai-Trakai
road. Stakliškės is a center of Stakliškės elderate. The famous type of Lithuania
n mead
, an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, honey and water is produced in Stakliškės.
Chronicles as Staghelisken, 1385 as Stakelisken). Since 1513 it was a town, and 1586 first church was built.
After reforms of the Great Sejm
, on January 16, 1792 monarch Stanisław August Poniatowski granted the town Magdeburg Rights
. At the time city was awarded Coat of Arms
.
Current coat of arms was granted by Presidential decree on December 18, 1997.
Prienai
Prienai is a city in Lithuania situated on the Neman River, south of Kaunas. In 2001 the city had 11,353 inhabitants. The name of the city is a derivative from a surname Prienas. Pociūnai Airport is associated with the city.-History:...
, in Prienai district of Kaunas County
Kaunas County
Kaunas County is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas...
on the Prienai-Trakai
Trakai
Trakai is a historic city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 km west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Because of its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is a popular tourist destination. Trakai is the administrative centre of Trakai district municipality. The town covers 11.52 km2 of...
road. Stakliškės is a center of Stakliškės elderate. The famous type of Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n mead
Mead
Mead , also called honey wine, is an alcoholic beverage that is produced by fermenting a solution of honey and water. It may also be produced by fermenting a solution of water and honey with grain mash, which is strained immediately after fermentation...
, an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, honey and water is produced in Stakliškės.
History
The place is known since end of 14th century (1375 mentioned in Teutonic KnightsTeutonic Knights
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem , commonly the Teutonic Order , is a German medieval military order, in modern times a purely religious Catholic order...
Chronicles as Staghelisken, 1385 as Stakelisken). Since 1513 it was a town, and 1586 first church was built.
After reforms of the Great Sejm
Great Sejm
The Great Sejm, also known as the Four-Year Sejm was a Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth that was held in Warsaw, beginning in 1788...
, on January 16, 1792 monarch Stanisław August Poniatowski granted the town Magdeburg Rights
Magdeburg rights
Magdeburg Rights or Magdeburg Law were a set of German town laws regulating the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted by a local ruler. Modelled and named after the laws of the German city of Magdeburg and developed during many centuries of the Holy Roman Empire, it was...
. At the time city was awarded Coat of Arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
.
Current coat of arms was granted by Presidential decree on December 18, 1997.