Mir ist aufgefallen, dass es in Klaipėda viele halbmodische Gebäude (Fachwerk) Gebäude gibt und sich gefragt hat, ob sie mittelalterlich sind. Ist es in Litauen eine Tradition, mit diesem Stil aufzubauen?
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1ji0vr5
Von Emyhatsich
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Yes
It’s from German times.
It’s Klaipeda’s style. It was German territory, that’s why there’s a lot of fachwerk. Text in Lithuanian: http://uostas.info/miestas/pasimatymai/miestaszmones/189-fachverkas.html
Medieval no. I don’t think anything medieval survived in Lithuania, unless it was a stone or a tree.
German heritage.
I’m not too versed in this city’s history, but it’s likely a holdover from the times when Klaipėda was called Memel. Definitely an unusual sight outside of it here.
Fachwerkbauweise style houses. Houses like these are still popular in Germany and former Prussia territory. In Lithuania, only Klaipėda has such houses, as the city once belonged to both Germany and Prussia.
In Klaipėda, there are no houses from the Middle Ages left, as the city was heavily damaged during wars.
Kaipeda Region that was part of former „Lithuania Minor“ region spent most of its history under German Prussian rule, so buildings have a lot of German touch, even though it was inhabited by Lutheran Lithuanians aka Lietuvininkai.
Klaipeda (Memel) was a German city. These buildings are actually not very old, because they are replicas. Most of Klaipeda’s old town was destroyed during WW2.