Merkinė Manor (Šalčininkai)

[1][2] It was the location of the self-proclaimed Paulava Republic, established by Paweł Ksawery Brzostowski in 1769.

The building remained intact until after World War II, when it became a part of a sovkhoz, a Soviet-era farmstead.

According to art historian Vladas Drėma, the manor was destroyed when one of the sovkhoz directors set fire to it to hide the traces of his grain thievery.

[3] Only ruins remained and the manor has not been rebuilt since, however, the area around it has been cleaned up and turned into a minor tourist attraction, with a memorial stone to commemorate the manor and the Paulava Republic.

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