The legend of the founding of Rokiškis tells about a hunter called Rokas who had been hunting for hares (Lit. "kiškis"). However, cities ending in "-kiškis" are quite popular in the region. The city was first mentioned in 1499 . At first it was Prince Kroszinski's residence, later count Tyzenhaus build a beautiful neogothic church of St. Matthias and Rokiškis Manor, which is well preserved today and houses the Rokiškis Regional Museum. The town was planned in a classicist manner.

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Oak street once led to Rokiškis Railway Station. At present day only a part of the street has survived. It was planted in the second half of the 19th century by Counts Tyzenhausai according to the fashion prevailing in Germany. The counts are long…

Although there is Synagogue Street in Rokiškis, you will not be able to find any synagogues there. Until 1941 in the city of Rokiškis there were four synagogues: one in Pirties street, the other three in the current Synagogue street. These three…

The monument was created by the sculptor B. Bučas, to commemorate the writer and public figure J.Tumas–Vaižgantas from Rokiškis region. The monument was consecrated on 29 April, 1937. Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas is one of the great Lithuanian writers.…

The monument “Rūpintojėlis” (“Cross”) was built in 1993 by sculptor Robertas Antinis (junior) and architect Eugenijus Miliūnas. It is like a chapel, where flowers  and  candles can be placed, then the monument looks like a shining lamp.…

St. Apostle the Evangelist Matas Church is one of the most prominent works of Neo-Gothic style in the period of historicism. The treasure in it is equally impressive. The most common question is where all this came from. According to narratives and…