Lithuanian Officers’ Club Villa

In 1934, Lithuanian officers (since 1924 – the Lithuanian Army Officers’ and Military Officials’ Club) acquired a two-story wooden villa located at the intersection of Birutės Alėja and J. Simpsono Street and named it “Ramovė.” In 1935, renovation of the building began.
On December 31, 1940, the villa and its land were transferred to the Soviet Army. From 1945 to 1993, the villa belonged to various institutions: the Neringa rest home, the Council of Ministers’ Affairs Administration, and the Jūratė sanatorium. On February 2, 1993, the building and the land were transferred to the Ministry of National Defense. On June 15, 1995, the Palanga Officers’ Club was established by order of the Minister of National Defense. In 2001, the Palanga Officers’ Club was transferred to the Lithuanian Armed Forces and became its branch. In 2013, the building was granted the status of a cultural property of regional importance.
Today, the villa hosts events organized by the national defense system and the Lithuanian Armed Forces, conferences, and soldiers going to military exercises stay there. As in the pre-war period, the Lithuanian Officers’ Club villa is a favorite place of rest for soldiers of the national defense system, civil servants, employees working under employment contracts, and their family members. Most of the soldiers returning from missions come to the villa to improve their health and working capacity.