Batakiai
Tauragė district/region
Catholic church
| Master | Date | Instrument | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | 19th c. Beg. | 1 manual, 13 stops, Cymbelstern, Pauke | mechanical |
Organ and church burned in 1971.
In 1841, visitation mentioned the organ with 12 stops, trompete, pauke, star with bells, three bellows, painted and gilded façade (LVIA, f. 669, ap. 2, b. 253, l. 564). The information was repeated in the inventory in 1862 (LVIA , f. 1671, ap. 4, b. 4, l. 139, l. 146).
The five-part composition represents the typical organ façades by Vilnius organ building school – 3 towers (2 high polygon side towers and triangle tower in the centre) are connected by 2 bent cells. The baroque composition of the façade was typical in the period of over 70 years; the oldest example is the organ in Prienai church (1767–1769) and the latest – in Kantaučiai (1815) and Eigirdžiai (1835–1836) churches [1].
[1] Other typical examples: not survived organs in Gaurė, Balbieriškis, survived organs in Kėdainiai St. Joseph (~1790), Kėdainiai St. George (~1760–1770), Staryja Vasilishki (~1770), Pivašiūnai (19th c. Beg.), Medininkai (18th c. 4th quarter),Rozalimas (1796), Notėnai (19th c. Beg.), Kriaunos (~1780), Skaudvilė (between 1797 and 1806), Panemunėlis (18th c. End), Joniškėlis (1803), Vidsodis (~1807), Vėžaičiai (1804), Tūbinės (19th c. 1st half).
