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After unearthing the historical find, residents of the Šilokarčema neighborhood began to fear that the historic pier would be destroyed and a new one would be built in its place. Historians say that work carried out in the historical part of the city should be coordinated with the Klaipėda branch of the Department of Cultural Heritage, excavation work in this area should be carried out under the supervision of an archaeologist.
Locals remember the boardwalk
Matas Liepis, director of UAB Stamela, the company that carries out the work, confirmed the fact that part of the pier was discovered during the cleaning of the ground. But neither he nor the people working on the coast wanted to talk about the find. According to Mato, he will be able to count all the information about the embankment found only after a meeting with the leaders and architects of the Municipality. Such a meeting will take place already this week.
Walking along the open pier, the women who approached the fence of their home told them that they had lived here since childhood, and one of them still remembers the pier they now found. It could have been a few decades ago. At the time, the shoreline was convenient for people who fish here or come to ice skate in winter. According to an interlocutor, his mother remembers that there was a skating rink in this place on the river, and there was even a place to skate on the shore. The women were surprised that the current builders no longer knew this coast.
The works must be monitored by an archaeologist.
Roza Šikšnienė, a former director of the Šilutė Museum and director of the H. Šojus Museum, has long told Šilutė News that it is not known exactly when the Fish Market Square was built. However, in a 1905 photo by scientist C. A. Weber, we see an already paved fish market square and stairs to a paved bank.
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If Klaipeda’s main market square was built in 1799, then Šilokarčema is probably a little later, but in the 19th century. in the middle the pier could already have been paved.
“The excavated pavement must be maintained, it is not only important for the heritage. An exposed pavement can provide a wealth of information to both archaeologists and naturalists about floods, water levels, etc. This finding needs to be reported to the Klaipėda branch of the Department of Cultural Heritage, ”said R. Šikšnienė.
The pavement promises to be saved
Modestas Rauktys, the chief specialist of the Department of Economics of the Šilutė Municipality Administration, which oversees the reconstruction project of the Traksėdžiai polder embankment in the Šilokarčema neighborhood, confirmed that he is aware of the finding. He said the working group will choose and decide what to do with the pavement. The specialist has no doubt that he will have to consult with the project developers, who will tell him how the current work can be adjusted.
If it is decided to keep the pier, the amount of the payment for all the works will be slightly adjusted. The municipality pays the builders only for the work done.
Virgilijus Pozingis, director of the municipal administration, confirmed Thursday that he was also aware of the finding. He said that the municipality will undoubtedly be in favor of preserving the old pier. V. Pozingis is convinced that new projects must be coordinated with old buildings. For the first time during the reconstruction of the objects, the pavements of the old Šilutė or other buildings are discovered, which are left as they were, only adapted to new projects.
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