Kėdainiai City Park is part of the Kėdainiai Manor homestead. Landscape 19th century the park is one of the first in Lithuania. The area of the Kėdainiai manor homestead is 37.26 ha. When Kėdainiai passed to Count Pranciškas Čapskis in 1811, the latter established the manor house in this place. The old city park acquired its current appearance in 1845: Marijonas Hutten Čapskis reconstructed the farmhouse from the ground up, built a three-story palace (currently on the site of the stage). After expanding Dotnuvelė, he installed ponds, filled in islands, built bridges and planted a park. After 1863 In the uprising, the estate was confiscated from Chapsky, and it went to the German general of the Russian army, Count Eduard Totleben. He reconstructed the manor palace, redesigned the park. In memory of the Crimean War around 1880. built a 28 m high Muslim minaret.
in 1944 the palace was blown up by the Germans.
The park is equipped with pedestrian and bicycle paths, and there are areas for inline and skateboard lovers. The main entrance to the park is from J. Basanavičius st. sides The park is accessed from the railway station by crossing the railway crossing - you will find yourself right next to the minaret.
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