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Vincentava
Vincentava (formerly russian: Винцентово, pl, Wincentowo) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 45 people. It is located from Skaistgiriai, by the Žvaranta river. The Pernarava-Šaravai Forest is located nearby. The A1 highway goes next to Vincentava village. History At the end of the 19th century there were three Vincentavas: ''Vicentava'' and ''Būda Vincentava'' in Ariogala ''volost'' and one ''Vincentava'' in Vilkija ''volost''. Later Vincentava manor and Vincentava ''okolica'' were mentioned. In 1925 Vincentava estate and ''folwark ''Folwark''; german: Vorwerk; uk, Фільварок; ''Filwarok''; be, Фальварак; ''Falwarak''; lt, Palivarkas is a Polish word for a primarily serfdom Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically ...s'' were parcelated. Lietuvos Centrinis Valstybės Archyvas, fondo Nr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josvainiai Eldership
Josvainiai Eldership ( lt, Josvainių seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the southern part of Kėdainiai District Municipality. Eldership was created from the Josvainiai ''selsovet'' in 1993. Geography The territory of Josvainiai Eldership is located mostly in the Nevėžis Plain, but the western edges are in the East Samogitian Plateau. Relief is mostly flat, 2/3 of the territory is agriculture lands, about 1/3 is covered by forests. * Rivers: Nevėžis (with Upytė), Šušvė with its tributaries ( Liedas, Putnupys, Vikšrupis), Smilgaitis, Aluona. * Lakes and ponds: Bedugnė Lake, Angiriai Reservoir. * Forests: Pernarava-Šaravai Forest, Josvainiai Forest. * Protected areas: Šušvė Landscape Sanctuary, Laučynė Landscape Sanctuary, Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary, Pavikšrupys Botanical Zoological Sanctuary, Šušvė Geomorphological Sanctuary, Dotnuva-Josvainiai Forest Biosphere Polygon. * Nature monuments: Šaravai Oak Tree Places of interest * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernarava-Šaravai Forest
The Pernarava-Šaravai Forest ( lt, Pernaravos–Šaravų miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located west from Josvainiai. It covers an area of . It consists of smaller forests: the Šaravai Forest, the Sviliai Forest, the Pernarava Forest, the Juodgiris. Most of the forest is drained by the Šušvė tributaries (the Liedas, the Vikšrupis, the Putnupys) while the western part is drained by the Aluona and its tributary the Sakuona. As of 2005, 50 % of the area was covered by birch, 20 % by spruce, 8 % by aspen, 8 % by ash, 4 % by oak, 9 % by black alder, 1 % by white alder tree groups. The fauna of the forest consists of wild boar, roe deer, moose, red fox, raccoon dog, pine marten, badger, hare, squirrel, beaver, muskrat, also there are hazel grouses, black storks, Eurasian woodcocks, lesser spotted eagles, northern goshawks. A part of the forest belongs to the Pavikšrupys Botanical Zoological Sanctuary. There is a nature monument ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folwark
''Folwark''; german: Vorwerk; uk, Фільварок; ''Filwarok''; be, Фальварак; ''Falwarak''; lt, Palivarkas is a Polish word for a primarily serfdom Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism, and similar systems. It was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery, which develo ...-based farm and agricultural enterprise (a type of ''latifundium''), often very large. History Folwarks ( pl , folwarki) were operated in the Crown of Poland from the 14th century; in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the 15th century; and in the joint Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from the second half of the 16th century. Folwarks also developed in the Commonwealth-controlled Ukrainian lands. The institution survived after the 18th-century Partitions of Poland, partitions of the Commonwealth until the early-20th century. Folwarks aimed to produce surplus produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okolica
In Poland and Lithuania okolica szlachecka or akalica (in Lithuanian) is a kind of estate village (''neighbourhood of the nobility''), or a complex of several villages of the same first part of the name and different second part. In the past, it was a single settlement, but later it has split, as the property has been divided into several inheritors. Such localities were usually inhabited by yeomanry (''drobna szlachta''). They are common in the borderland of Mazovia and Podlachia in Poland and in central and north-west part of Lithuania. Many frequent toponymic (often noble) surnames are derived from their names. Examples *Łapy Łapy is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Białystok County (''powiat''), Podlaskie Voivodeship; the administrative centre of the urban-rural gmina Łapy. It is situated in the North Podlasie Lowland, on the river Narew. According to data ... (nowadays a town), the nest of Łapiński family * Wyszonki, from where Wyszyński See also * zaścia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilkija
Vilkija () ( pl, Wilki, yi, ווילקי or ''Vilki'') is a city in the Kaunas district municipality, Lithuania. It is located north-west of Kaunas city municipality, right on the north side of the river Nemunas, the most important river in Lithuania. Etymology The name of Vilkija originated when people living on the opposite side of Nemunas heard the packs of wolves howling in the surroundings of the place where contemporary Vilkija is situated. From then on, this land is called Vilkija and this name may have been derived from words ''vilkų gauja'' meaning ''a pack of wolves''. History During summer and fall 1941, mass executions of 800 Jews were perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Germans and Lithuanian nationalists. Murdered Jews were from Vilkija and nearby villages. Notable people * Folklorist Antanas Juška (1819–1880) lived in Vilkija 1862–1864. * In the end of 1863 one of the revolt leaders Antanas Mackevičius Antanas Mackevičius ( pl, Antoni Mackiewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariogala
Ariogala () is a town in central Lithuania. It is located on the Dubysa River, which flows through the town. Population ImageSize = width:700 height:300 PlotArea = left:50 right:40 top:20 bottom:20 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify Colors = id:gray1 value:gray(0.9) DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:0 till:4200 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:200 start:0 gridcolor:gray1 PlotData = bar:1667 color:gray1 width:1 from:0 till:697 width:15 text:697 textcolor:red fontsize:8px bar:1832 color:gray1 width:1 from:0 till:91 width:15 text:91 textcolor:red fontsize:8px bar:1841 color:gray1 width:1 from:0 till:344 width:15 text:344 textcolor:red fontsize:8px bar:1888 color:gray1 width:1 from:0 till:1907 width:15 text:1907 textcolor:red fontsize:8px bar:1897 color:gray1 width:1 from:0 till:2378 width:15 text:2378 textcolor:red fontsize:8px bar:1923 color:gray1 width:1 from:0 till:1197 width:15 text:1197 textcolor:red fontsize:8px bar:1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Highway (Lithuania)
The A1 highway is a highway in Lithuania, connecting the three largest Lithuanian cities: Vilnius, Kaunas, and Klaipėda. The highway is long, making it the longest highway route in Lithuania. Highway is indicated as motorway between municipal borders of Vilnius and Klaipėda. This excludes sections that crosses Vievis, Kaunas and Sujainiai (which has one-level junction that is used by agricultural vehicles at times). The highway has two carriageways with two lanes each for the entire section. This excludes section near Kaunas between junctions with A5 and A6 highways. It's now undergoing reconstruction where the road will be widened to have four carriageways with two lanes each with one short section with four lanes which is already refurbished. Two outer carriageways will be used for connecting densely located local junctions with speed limit of 90 km/h, while two inner carriageways will avoid connections with local junctions and the speed limit will be higher with 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. For millennia the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, becoming king and founding the Kingdom of Lithuania on 6 July 1253. In the 14th century, the Grand Duchy of Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skaistgiriai, Kėdainiai
Skaistgiriai ('bright woods') is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 239 people. It is located from Josvainiai, by the Aluona river and its tributary the Sakuona, surrounded by the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. There are library, forestry and former school in Skaistgiriai. History The village has been established during the Interwar. During the Soviet era it was a center of the "New Life" ''kolkhoz''. Demography Images Skaistgiriai001.JPG, Main street Skaistgirių mokykla.JPG, Former school Aluona Skaistgiriuose.JPG, Aluona The Aluona is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 29.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 123.3 km². It is the right tributary of the Nevėžis river. ... in Skaistgiriai Skaistgiriai2.JPG, Skaistgiriai from the south References Villages in Kau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
