vytinė
Sign in to saveVytinė (from Lithuanian vytelė - withe, twig) was a type of Lithuanian trading vessel used from the 15th century up to the 20th century. It was a flat-bottomed, river-borne sailboat, 30-55 m long. Vytinė ships mainly transported timber, grains, and flax fiber down the Nemunas River, starting in Grodno in the east and ending in Königsberg in the west. It is thought that the vytinė boat was used for shipping goods to Danzig as well.
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It sits within the topics Merchant ships, Naval ships of Lithuania and Riverboats.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- flat-bottomed boat
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Image
- Wittine-02.JPG
- Has use
- inland navigation
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Vytinė (from Lithuanian vytelė - withe, twig) was a type of Lithuanian trading vessel used from the 15th century up to the 20th century. It was a flat-bottomed, river-borne sailboat, 30-55 m long. Vytinė ships mainly transported timber, grains, and flax fiber down the Nemunas River, starting in Grodno in the east and ending in Königsberg in the west. It is thought that the vytinė boat was used for shipping goods to Danzig as well.
File:Lithuanian trade ship Vytinė on Carta Marina.png|Portion of the Carta Marina depicting vytinė ships – naves frumentarie, crop (trading) vessels File:Wittine-02.JPG|Vytinė in Königsberg File:Königin Luisen Brücke.jpg|Vytinė passing the Queen Luise Bridge
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