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Rokantiškės Castle

Castle in Rokantiškės, Lithuania

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Castle in Rokantiškės, Lithuania

Field	Value
name	Rokantiškės Castle
native_name	Rokantiškės pilis
native_language	lt
image	Rokantiskes.jpg
caption	Rokantiškės Castle remains
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	13
coordinates
type	Castle and residential manor
location	Vilnius, Lithuania
built	12th century (original), 16th century (rebuilt)
demolished	7 August 1655
current_use	Ruin
architecture	Renaissance
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Rokantiškės Castle () ruins are in Naujoji Vilnia elderate of Vilnius, Lithuania.

The castle was located east of Vilnius on a high hill near the Vilnia River. The first castle was built in the 12th century. In the 16th century, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style and has been the seat of the Olshanski family. Alexander Olshanski, Yuri Olshanski and the last family member Pawel Olshanski have lived there. After his death the castle was inherited by Bona Sforza and later passed to the Pac family. The Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania Stefan Pac was visited here by the King of Poland and Grand duke of Lithuania Władysław IV Vasa on July 15, 1636.

The castle was burnt down by Cossacks on 7 August 1655, during the Russo-Polish War and fell in ruins. Today there are the only visible medieval castle ruins in Vilnius.

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