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== History ==
== History ==
On 22nd of 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>
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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Čekiškė
Town
Town square and church
Town square and church
Coat of arms of Čekiškė
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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