Macikai

Macikai is located in Lithuania
Macikai
Macikai
Location in Lithuania
Macikai Manor

Macikai is a village in Šilutė District Municipality, Lithuania, 2 km east of Šilute. The village is within the Lithuanian Coastal Lowlands [lt]. The Šyša [lt] river flows around Macikai along its northwestern and northeastern edges.

History

Early metntions about Macikai are dated by the 16th century. In 17th century, the Macikai Manor [lt] was established on the left bank of Šyša.

When in Province of Prussia, the village name was Matzicken.

During 1939–1955 there were German and Soviet Macikai POW and GULAG Camps by the village.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 Macikai, Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia
  2. ↑ Sudermann, Hermann, Das Bilderbuch meiner Jugend, Roman einer Zeit, Lindenbaum Verlag [de], 2009

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