Surviliškis is a small town in

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in central Lithuania, 18 km from

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, on the right bank of the

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, wayside chapel of St. Mary, school, library, medicine station. The regional road 25px

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runs through the town.

History

The toponym ''Surviliškis'' comes from personal name ''Survila'' or ''Survilas''. Surviliškis Manor was first mentioned in 1500. The first church was built in 1505 and till the 19th century Surviliškis was a property of the Samogitian bishop. Since 1587 Surviliškis is known as a

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. Surviliškis Manor was parcelled in 1929. During Soviet era it was a ''

selsovet Selsoviet ( be, сельсавет, r=sieĺsaviet, tr. ''sieĺsaviet''; rus, сельсовет, p=ˈsʲelʲsɐˈvʲɛt, r=selsovet; uk, сільрада, silrada) is a shortened name for a rural council and for the area governed by such a cou ...

'' center and "Švyturys" ('lighthouse') ''

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'' center.

Demography

Images

Marijos koplytėlė Surviliškyje.JPG, St. Mary wayside chapel SurviliskisChurch001.JPG, Church Surviliškis, tiltas per Nevėžį.JPG, Footbridge over Nevėžis Surviliškis, koplyčia.JPG, Cemetery chapel

References

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