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''' Čekiškė ''' is a small town in [[Kaunas County]] in central [[Lithuania]]. In 2011, it had a population of 682.<ref name=census/> The main town square formed where three roads converged. This dictated a radial plan for the town, which is now protected as a monument of urban architecture.<ref name=sema/>
'''Čekiškė''' is a small town in [[Kaunas County]] in central [[Lithuania]], it is located about {{convert|40|km|mi}} north-west of [[Kaunas city municipality]]. In 2011, it had a population of 682.<ref name=census/> The main town square formed where three roads converged. This dictated a radial plan for the town, which is now protected as a monument of urban architecture.<ref name=sema/>

== History ==
On 22 July 1887 the fire in Čekiškė destroyed majority of the infrastructure with only 3 buildings remaining.<ref name=bernardinai>{{cite web|url=https://www.bernardinai.lt/daugiakultures-praeities-liudininkes-cekiskes-sinagoga/ |title= Daugiakultūrės praeities liudininkės. Čekiškės sinagoga | publisher= bernardinai.lt/ }}</ref> Majority of the population at the time were Jewish families.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/1013303879/radijo-dokumentika-ciklas-prarasti-stetlai-cekiske-tsiaqyshaq |title=Radijo dokumentika. Ciklas "Prarasti štetlai" | publisher= [[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] }}</ref> After fire the [[Synagogue of Čekiškė]] was rebuilt and remained unchanged to this day, although not in use anymore.<ref name=kvr >{{cite web|url=https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-detail/8a694578-6987-4552-9f0a-3d51b55f8dac |title= Čekiškės sinagogos pastatas | publisher= kvr.kpd.lt }}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://cekiske.krs.lt/ Čekiškės seniūnija (Čekiškė elderate) website]
*[http://cekiske.krs.lt/ Čekiškės seniūnija (Čekiškė eldership) website]


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Latest revision as of 18:05, 20 October 2023

Čekiškė
Town
Town square and church
Town square and church
Coat of arms of Čekiškė
Coat of arms
Čekiškė is located in Lithuania
Čekiškė
Čekiškė
Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°09′30″N 23°31′30″E / 55.15833°N 23.52500°E / 55.15833; 23.52500
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKaunas district municipality
EldershipČekiškė eldership
Capital ofČekiškė eldership
Population
 (2021)
 • Total559
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Čekiškė is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, it is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of Kaunas city municipality. In 2011, it had a population of 682.[1] The main town square formed where three roads converged. This dictated a radial plan for the town, which is now protected as a monument of urban architecture.[2]

History[edit]

On 22 July 1887 the fire in Čekiškė destroyed majority of the infrastructure with only 3 buildings remaining.[3] Majority of the population at the time were Jewish families.[4] After fire the Synagogue of Čekiškė was rebuilt and remained unchanged to this day, although not in use anymore.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Semaška, Algimantas (2006). Kelionių vadovas po Lietuvą: 1000 lankytinų vietovių norintiems geriau pažinti gimtąjį kraštą (in Lithuanian) (4th ed.). Vilnius: Algimantas. p. 246. ISBN 9986-509-90-4.
  3. ^ "Daugiakultūrės praeities liudininkės. Čekiškės sinagoga". bernardinai.lt/.
  4. ^ "Radijo dokumentika. Ciklas "Prarasti štetlai"". Lithuanian National Radio and Television.
  5. ^ "Čekiškės sinagogos pastatas". kvr.kpd.lt.

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