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Decorative monumental “Knechts”

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On the left promenade of the Danube river bank you can see seven monumental knechts, which commemorate and remind the world of the important feats of Lithuanian sailors.

  • Three yachts – “Lietuva”, “Dailė” and “Audra”, which crossed the Atlantic Ocean during the Sąjūdis years wearing tricolours, were symbolically honoured. The march became a symbol of freedom (1993).
  • Another knecht, decorated with a bronze plaque, is dedicated to Gintaras Paulionis, who crossed the Baltic Sea in 1994 in a rowing boat named “Alfredas Jansen” (1994).
  • Another knecht is dedicated to the Norwegian ship “Anna of Sand”, which visited Klaipėda – it is the oldest fishing sailing ship in Europe (built 140 years ago).
  • One name – Lithuania. With this motto, on 5 October 2008, the “Millennium Odyssey” started – Lithuanian sailors, determined to sail around the world and to make Lithuania’s name famous. The knecht (2009) for the Ambersail yacht that circumnavigated the globe recalls this exceptional journey.
  • The latest knecht is dedicated to Bronis Rožinskis, who crossed the Atlantic Ocean on his yacht in 1962-1963 and dedicated his voyage to the honour of the Lithuanian nation (2018).