{"id":55931,"date":"2022-03-01T11:58:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T09:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visit-palanga.lt\/lankytinos-vietos\/sventosios-uostas\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T15:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:51:15","slug":"sventosios-uostas","status":"publish","type":"lankytina_vieta","link":"https:\/\/www.visit-palanga.lt\/en\/sightseeing-places\/sventosios-uostas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Port of \u0160ventoji"},"template":"","vietu_kategorija":[745],"class_list":["post-55931","lankytina_vieta","type-lankytina_vieta","status-publish","hentry","vietu_kategorija-places-of-interest-of-entertainment"],"acf":{"irasas_1_latitude":"56.0260382","irasas_1_longitude":"21.0818297","irasas_1_nuotrauka":"","irasas_1_nuotraukos_rodymas":"on","irasas_1_nuotrauka_2":"","irasas_1_aprasymas":"Information about the Port of \u0160ventoji can be found as far back as the 17th century, when English merchants led by Richard Borin, wishing to settle in \u0160ventoji, approached the ruler of the Republic, Jon Sobieski. The ruler agreed and gave his permission.\r\nThe ruler's goal was clear: to allow large foreign merchant ships to enter the previously inaccessible port and trade there. R. Borinius and his companions were allowed to settle in Palanga, build houses, trade, and, most importantly, build a port on the \u0160ventoji River. The prospects for the port were already being discussed at that time: the natural conditions were not suitable for the development of a port: the shallows off the mouth of the \u0160ventoji River, sand carried by storms would fill the fairway, and even breakwaters would be of no help. However, English merchants had been looking around since 1679,\r\nexplored the possibilities for trade and port development, and took concrete steps. Declaring that a port city could not exist without inhabitants, and that the inhabitants could not exist without self-government, the English were allowed to establish a city, Janmarienburg, which was granted Magdeburg rights, i.e., self-government. The goods imported were salt, gelumb\u0117, silk, wine, tobacco, and the most important export commodity was grain. Wax, honey, leather, and forest products could also be transported through the port. The English transported the goods in their own ships, not chartered ones. In addition, they began to build their own sea-going ships in \u0160ventoji Janmarienburg. However, the English merchant company, as a competitor, caused concern to the governments of the Baltic Sea ports and the countries where these ports were located, so efforts were made to destroy the port. After disagreements with the ruler of the Republic, by 1698, there was no longer any mention of English merchants in Janmarienburg.\r\nIn 1701, at the beginning of the Northern War, the Swedes filled the port of \u0160ventoji with stones and sand.\r\nIn 1705, the Treaty of Warsaw between Sweden and its puppet in the Republic, Stanis\u0142aw Leszczy\u0144ski, included an article\r\ncompletely closing the port near Palanga. After the English left, the residents of \u0160ventoji lost their jobs. In the 18th century, \u0160ventoji was called a village.\r\nThe hope of rebuilding the port of \u0160ventoji always remained. As early as the 18th century, various projects for the reconstruction of the port were submitted. In 1891, the first maritime school in Lithuania was established.\r\nIn 1923-1925, work began on rebuilding the port, mainly for fishermen.\r\nIn 1939-1940, the southern and northern piers were repaired.\r\nHowever, ships with large drafts could not enter the port because sand would block the port gates.\r\n\u0160ventoji never became a major port.\r\nAfter the war, the port area belonged to the Paj\u016bris fishing farm. On June 11, 2011, the port of \u0160ventoji was opened and transferred to the Palanga City Municipality in 2018.","irasas_1_adresas":"Palangos m., Palangos m. sav. 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