sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɔnðɪ ɪmpˈoːɹtənt vˈɪlnɪəs hɹˈɑːdnɚ ɹˈoʊd, ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ hæd ɐ ɹˈɔɪəl ᵻstˈeɪt fɔːɹ ɐkˌɑːmədˈeɪʃən ʌv tɹˈævəlɪŋ ɡɹˈænd dˈuːks ænd ˈʌðɚ lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniən nˈoʊbəlz.
Situated on the important Vilnius–Hrodna road, the village had a royal estate for accommodation of traveling Grand Dukes and other Lithuanian nobles.