Vadokliai

History

The earliest mention of Vadokliai can be found in the Livonian Chronicle. 18th century sources mention Vadokliai manor, which was owned by the Belazaras family in 1726. In 1781, the lord of the manor, Anupras Belazaras helped to construct the church of Vadokliai. A primary school of Saulė Society was opened in 1908. Before the First World War, Vadokliai had a watermill, book bindery, bakery shops and flax processing companies. In 1919, during the Lithuanian Wars of Independence, fights against the Bolsheviks took place near Vadokliai. Fallen Lithuanian volunteers were interred in the town's cemetery. During the interwar period, Vadokliai was the centre of valsčius. It had a police station, a healthcare centre and a retirement home. In 1928, a memorial was built to people who died for Lithuania's independence. After the Second World War, Lithuanian partisans were active around Vadokliai. There is a memorial stone erected for partisans, who were killed during the anti-Soviet resistance near Vadokliai. On October 29, 2006, another monument for Lithuanian partisans was unveiled. On August 12, 2008, the town's coat of arms was officially accepted by the President of Lithuania.

Most-observed species

• White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
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• Eurasian Marsh-Harrier

  Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17
• Northern Lapwing

  Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  16
• Common Crane

  Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  14
• red deer

  Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
  12