Pakruostė
Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania
55°27′40″N 23°59′38″E / 55.46111°N 23.99389°E / 55.46111; 23.99389![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/LTU_Kauno_apskritis_flag.svg/20px-LTU_Kauno_apskritis_flag.svg.png)
(2011)
Pakruostė (formerly Polish: Pokrosty,[1] Russian: Покросце) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 23 people.[2] It is located 3 km from Surviliškis, 2 km from Lažai, by the rivers of Kruostas II and Liepupis. There is a wooden cross made by local crossmaker Vincas Svirskis.
Pakruostė manor is known since 1596.[3]
Demography
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 |
Images
- An old Aukštaitian house and V. Svirskis cross
- The main street of Pakruostė
References
- ^ "Pokrosty". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 481.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 275.
- v
- t
- e
This Kaunas County, Lithuania location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e