title: Bistrampolis Manor
text: # Bistrampolis Manor
  
  Bistrampolis Manor is a former residential manor in Kučiai, Panevėžys district. Currently it is used as a hotel and coffee-restaurant. The manor stables are used as a concert hall, where various festivals takes place. The chapel is used as a museum of Lithuanian book smugglers. Bistrampolis Manor is also famous for its park.
  
  ## History
  
  The manor was built in 1855 in the classical style. Its name ("Bistram" + "-polis") comes from its owners, the Baltic German noble Bistram family [de].
  
  