Rukla Eldership ( lt, Ruklos seniūnija) is a Lithuanian
eldership, located in a southern part of
Jonava District Municipality.
As of 2020, administrative centre and largest settlement within eldership was
Rukla
Rukla is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 2,098. Administrative centre of Rukla Eldership.
The national Refugees Reception Center hosts all refugees coming to the country.
Military base
Five ...
.
Geography
* Rivers:
Neris
The river Neris () or Viliya ( be, Ві́лія, pl, Wilia ) rises in northern Belarus. It flows westward, passing through Vilnius (Lithuania's capital) and in the south-centre of that country it flows into the Nemunas (Neman), at Kaunas, as ...
,
Lankesa,
Lomena
The Lomena is a river in Lithuania, a left tributary of the Neris.[Gaižiūnai Forest
Gaižiūnai is a village in Jonava district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated on the Taurosta River, tributary of Neris, about southeast of Jonava and northeast of Kaunas. The railroad from Šiauliai forks into Kaunas and Vilnius near the ...]
;
* Protected areas:
Lomena Landscape Sanctuary
The Lomena Landscape Sanctuary ( lt, Lomenos kraštovaizdžio draustinis) is a protected area of a state importance between Rukla Eldership, Jonava District Municipality and Palomenė Eldership, Kaišiadorys District Municipality, in central Lit ...
79.03 % of Rukla eldership's whole area is covered in forests.
Populated places
Following settlements are located in the Rukla Eldership (as for 2011 census):
[
*Towns: ]Rukla
Rukla is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 2,098. Administrative centre of Rukla Eldership.
The national Refugees Reception Center hosts all refugees coming to the country.
Military base
Five ...
*Villages: Jonalaukis, Kamšalai, Konstantinava, Rukla village, Tartokas
Tartokas is a village in Jonava district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 6 people. It is located on a bank of Neris and Lomena rivers, next to Gaižiūnai forest a ...
, Venecija
Transport
KK143
The KK143 is a highway in Lithuania (Transport in Lithuania, Krašto kelias). The length of the road is 45.82 km.
The road starts in Jonava at junction of A6 highway (Lithuania), A6 highway and European route E262. Route goes through three m ...
is the main road connecting settlements with Jonava
Jonava ( ; pl, Janów; german: Janau) is the ninth largest city in Lithuania with a population of .
It is located in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, north east of Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. It is served by Kaunas Internat ...
.
Demography
References
Elderships in Jonava District Municipality
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