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Butrimonys was founded on the crossroads of three roads: from Vilnius to Alytus and Punia. Therefore, this triangle-shaped square once became a market square. Around this marketplace, land parcels were partitioned and allocated to the merchants and craftsmen, thus causing the development of the entire town. In the old part of the town, which had been formed before the end of the 18th century, one can walk the same old streets and, finally, reach the same old triangle-shaped square. This place has the shape of an equilateral triangle. Such a type of square is the only one in Lithuania and is included in the List of Urban Monuments. This historical square is surrounded by houses of merchants and craftsmen, built at the beginning of the 20th century. The unique triangle-shaped square in Butrimonys is depicted on the coat of arms of the town, approved by the Lithuanian President on 22nd August 2001.
The space in the square became even more beautiful after reconstruction in 2019, and since then this place has attracted many locals and others. And no wonder, as everybody enjoys it: children have playgrounds with outdoor musical instruments and swings as a must; a drinking water installation invites to quench thirst… A symbol from the old square, a stone weighing 58 t, gives a special charm to this space: it has an inscription carved in 1999 “To The Fighters for Lithuania’s Independence”. A wooden sculpture “A Lithuanian Girl” (authored by A. Judickas), which stands nearby, provides additional meaning to this symbol. Still, the fountain, the only one in Lithuania's vortex water fountain, remains the main attraction in the square.
A sculpture in memory of Senda Valvrojenskis was erected on the square. She was born in Butrimonys in 1868. Senda Valvrojenski (Berenson-Abbott) – pioneer of women’s basketball, author of the rules and organizer of the first competitions (March 22, 1893).
GPS: 54.501002, 24.252415 (WGS)
Authors of photographs: D. Jakubavičius, A. Karlonas, A. Lavrėnovas, L. Valentaitė-Gudzinevičienė.
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