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'''Čekiškė''' |
'''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/> |
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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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Latest revision as of 18:05, 20 October 2023
Čekiškė | |
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Coordinates: 55°09′30″N 23°31′30″E / 55.15833°N 23.52500°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
County | Kaunas County |
Municipality | Kaunas district municipality |
Eldership | Čekiškė eldership |
Capital of | Čekiškė eldership |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 559 |
Time zone | UTC+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]
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Daugiakultūrės praeities liudininkės. Čekiškės sinagoga". bernardinai.lt/.
- ^ "Radijo dokumentika. Ciklas "Prarasti štetlai"". Lithuanian National Radio and Television.
- ^ "Čekiškės sinagogos pastatas". kvr.kpd.lt.
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