Macikai
Macikai is a village in Šilutė District Municipality, Lithuania, 2 km east of Šilute. The village is within the Lithuanian Coastal Lowlands. The Šyša river flows around Macikai along its northwestern and northeastern edges.[1]
History
[edit]Early metntions about Macikai are dated by the 16th century. In 17th century, the Macikai Manor was established on the left bank of Šyša.[1]
When in Province of Prussia, the village name was Matzicken.
During 1939–1955 there were German and Soviet Macikai POW and GULAG Camps by the village.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Hermann Sudermann (1857 – 1928), Mennonite writer was born and lived for some time in Matzicken, in the outbuilding of the Macikai Manor.[2]
- Vytautas Kamantas (1930 - 2012), Lithuanian diaspora activist was born in Macikai.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Macikai, Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia
- ↑ Sudermann, Hermann, Das Bilderbuch meiner Jugend, Roman einer Zeit, Lindenbaum Verlag, 2009
