Aristava (formerly ''Lukšiakaimis'', , ) is a village in

Kėdainiai district municipality Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. Kėdainiai were first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle ...

, in

Kaunas County Kaunas County () is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its Capital (political), capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished. Symbols The county's coat of arms can be blazoned ...

, in central

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, 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, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 489 people. It is located from

Kėdainiai Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. Kėdainiai were first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle ...

, next to the Bubliai Reservoir on the

Obelis The Obelis is a river in the Ukmergė district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality in central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis into which it flows near Kėdainiai. The river ...

river, by the Malčius and the Malčius 2nd rivulets. There is a big road junction: the A8 highway, the road to Cinkiškiai via Kėdainiai (KK229), the road to

Ukmergė Ukmergė (; previously ''Vilkmergė''; ) is a city in Vilnius County, Lithuania, located northwest of Vilnius. It is the administrative center of the Ukmergė District Municipality. Ukmergė (Vilkmergė) was mentioned for the first time as a ...

(KK145). The village has a library, a former school, and a stock farm.

History

The Aristava manor of duke Algimantas has been known since

1371 Year 1371 ( MCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * January – Edward, the Black Prince, gives up the administration of Aquitaine and returns to England, because of hi ...

when it was mentioned by

Hermann von Wartberge Hermann von Wartberge (died ca. 1380) was a chronicler of the Livonian Order. Born in Westphalia, Wartberge was a Catholic priest and author of the valuable Latin chronicle ''Chronicon Livoniale'' covering the history of the Livonian Crusade from ...

. The former manor had been located in Aristavėlė but the last palace building was transferred to the Museum of Lithuanian Folk Life. During the Soviet era, Aristava developed as a central settlement of the "

Antanas Sniečkus Antanas Sniečkus ( – 22 January 1974) was a Lithuanian communist politician who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania ('' de facto'' leader of Lithuanian SSR) from 15 August 1940 to his death on 22 January 1974. ...

" ''

kolkhoz A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz. These were the two components of the socialized farm sector that began to eme ...

''. Aristava is home to a library (since 1947), and a culture house (since 1967). Several "Aristava" settlements (including Lukšiakiemis village) were merged into Aristava ''kolkhoz'' village on June 3, 1952.

Demography

Gallery

Aristava mokykla nuo stadiono.JPG, Aristava school Aristava, apleistas pastatas.JPG, Former culture house Aristava 001.JPG, Aristava from the shore of the Bubliai Reservoir Aristava, ženklas.JPG, Aristava sign

References

Villages in Kaunas County Kėdainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub