The project is implemented under the Interreg V-A Lithuania-Poland Cooperation Programme 2014-2020, under Priority 1 – Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting efficient management of resources, point. 1.1 Increasing sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage in tourism in the border area.
Project implementation period: 01.09.2020 – 31.08.2022
The project consists in increasing the sustainable use of cultural and natural heritage in tourism in the cross-border area.
Its main objective is to protect the environment and support the efficient management of resources through the conservation, protection, promotion and development of cultural and natural heritage.
On May 12, there was a meeting of young people from Sakiai and Budr at the School and Kindergarten Complex in Budry with its seat in Więcki. Young people listened to a historical lecture by Marta Bura Janowska presenting the cultural and historical heritage of Poland and Lithuania, and then a quiz about both countries…
They are already here! In nests, fields… and sidewalks. Storks returned to our commune. Today a photo report, soon also a film report.
The mill in Budry has become a permanent element of the landscape of the town and its vicinity. Although today the facility is no longer operational, thanks to the project implementation it receives a second life and a new function.What was the work at the mill like years ago? What memories do former employees have…
The mill in Budry is undergoing a huge metamorphosis. Most of the construction works outside the building are completed – replacing the windows and renewing the external facade. Finishing works inside the mill and the construction of an elevator are currently underway.
The Craftsman’s House, belonging to the Zypliai farm complex, is today ready to reopen its doors and receive guests. On March 3, the first event took place in this building – an exhibition of works by students of the Department of Applied Arts and Scenography of the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts for 2020-2021 was…
Renovation works in the mill in Budry are progressing each week. In the next video, we will tell you about what has already been done and what is still ahead of us. In the meantime, we invite you to watch a few photos from the bird’s eye view.
We share with you beautiful memories recorded by Jacek Rakowski, a participant of the Polish group’s trip to the partner city of Sakiai in Lithuania. Visiting Lithuania brings many positive impressions!We would like to thank Jacek Rakowski for enabling us to publish the film material from the trip.
The first stage of renovation of the mill in Budry has come to an end, consisting in the replacement of the window joinery, construction of the facade, roofing on new elements of the building and adaptation of the rooms for educational purposes. The works were carried out by Kulbacki Krzysztof Zakład Remontowo Budowlany from Ełk.…
December weather is not always favorable for the exploration of monuments, but nothing prevents you from taking a virtual walk in front of your computer screen. As part of the project “On the way of culture and craftsmanship – Sakiai -Budry”, a 3D scanning process was carried out in the mill in Budry and photographic…
The project “On the way of culture and craftsmanship – Sakiai-Budry” is not only the renovation of historic buildings, but also joint Polish-Lithuanian cultural and recreational events, youth exchange and other activities that allow you to learn about the customs and traditions of both countries.
Warto jest zajrzeć do miejscowości Zabrost Wielki – niezwykłej wsi historycznej, która w 2003 roku została laureatem konkursu na „Najlepiej zachowaną wieś historyczną Warmii i Mazur” w ramach ogłoszonego przez Stowarzyszenie Borussia projektu „Nowe życie pod starymi dachami”.
The remaining area of the Budry Commune is an astonishing, stunning in its wildness forest complex called Skaliskie Forest, which covers an area of 8700 ha.
The majority of the commune area belongs to the “Wegorapa Valley”. The valley is crossed by the meandering Węgorapa and Gołdapa Rivers, which resembles a mountain river in some sections.
An interesting architectonic building in the village is the single-nave church in Budry. Historical sources mention the establishment of a parish in Budy in 1724.
The Brożajcki Canal connecting the Gołdapa River with the Węgorapa River was built as one of the sections for floating timber to the former Koenigsberg. It was designed in 1726 by Jan Suchodolec and dug in 1733.
A palace built in the first half of the 19th century in classicist style, the seat of the Contag family. A two-storey building set on an elongated rectangular plan.
The hydroelectric power plant in Ołownik was built in the 1920s by the Germans, who dammed up the waters by building a small weir.
With cyclists in mind, the East Green Velo Bicycle Route has been planned, linking 5 voivodeships of Eastern Poland. The longest cycling route in Poland is exactly 1980 km long.
It was built together with a parsonage and an outbuilding between 1903 and 1905 and belonged to the Protestant parish. After the war it was taken over by Catholics as the church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross.
While visiting Budry, you should not miss the old, huge, 3-storey mill with mill equipment from the 18th century.
