Šveicarija
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| District : | Kaunas | ||
| Rajong municipality : | Jonava | ||
| Coordinates : | 55 ° 3 ' N , 24 ° 16' E | ||
| Inhabitants (place) : | 812 (2011) | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Postal code : | LT-55041 | ||
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Šveicarija ( German Switzerland ) is a village in Lithuania . It belongs to the Rajongemeinde Jonava and is one kilometer east of the A6 highway . It is the center in Dumsiai County . 812 people live here. The administrative district is formed by the sub-districts of Šveicarija and Barborlauki Library .
There is a secondary school, a library, a post office (LT-55041), a Catholic chapel, which belongs to the parish of St. Apostle Jacob Jonava . There is also a sports center (you can play football , basketball , beach volleyball ), a nursery school "Voveraitė", the culture house (with a hall for events). This is where the Folk Art Center of the Jonava State Museum is located . The Šveicarija reservoir is located nearby . Barborlaukis Manor is located south of the village .
history
Šveicarija was mentioned in the 18th century. The Šveicarija manor existed here in the 20th century . In 1970 there were only 192 residents. In 1999/2000 139 students studied and worked 22 teachers in the secondary school Šveicarija. In 2011 the Šveicarija coat of arms was confirmed.
people
- Kazys Alyta (1881–1942), writer and actor
swell
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Lietuvos Šveicarija: aktyvūs ir vieningi rūpinantis savo kraštu (Ministry of Agriculture of Lithuania, info)