Pėžaičiai
| Pėžaičiai | |||
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 Lithuania
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| District : | Klaipeda | ||
| Rajong municipality : | Klaipeda | ||
| Office : | Veiviržėnai | ||
| Coordinates : | 55 ° 35 ′ N , 21 ° 30 ′ E | ||
| Inhabitants (place) : | 312 (2011) | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Postal code : | 96261 | ||
| Status: | Village | ||
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Pėžaičiai ( German Pöszeiten ) is a village in the Lithuanian district of Klaipėda . The place belongs to the administrative district (Seniūnija) Veiviržėnai and belongs to the Rajongemeinde Klaipėda .
location
Pėžaičiai is located in western Lithuania , in the former Memelland , on the Aisė (German Aise), a right tributary of the Veiviržas (German Wewirsze), about 28 kilometers southeast of the municipality of Klaipėda . Agluonėnai village is seven kilometers west of Pėžaičiai .
Memel small train
While the tram routes led from downtown Memel to the south and north-west of the coast, from October 22, 1906, the small rail routes opened up the hinterland to the Russian border. Starting from the small station in Memel, the 35-kilometer “main line” ran in a southeastern direction via Clemmenhof and Dawillen to Pöszeiten (terminus).
Population development
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 161 |
| 1905 | 216 |
| 1910 | 270 |
| 1925 | 231 |
| 1959 | 259 |
| 1970 | 311 |
| 1979 | 299 |
| 1986 | 347 |
| 1989 | 308 |
| 2001 | 374 |
| 2011 | 312 |
literature
- Albertas Juška. Mažosios Lietuvos Mokykla. Klaipeda. 2003. P.408
