Skaruliai

Bell tower and cemetery

Skaruliai is a district of Jonava , an industrial area on the left bank of the Neris near AB Achema . There is the Roman Catholic Church of St. Anna (built 1622), next to it is a cemetery. AB Jonavos montuotojas and UAB Taurosta are based in the southern part of Skaruliai .

history

In 1522 Lipnikai and the Lipnikai Manor were mentioned. The manor belonged to the Skorulskiai , so the place was called Skaruliai in 1592 . In the middle of the 18th century the Kosakovskiai bought the Skaruliai manor. Then the town of Jonava was built on the other bank of the Neris .

In 1945 there was a 7-year and later an 8-year school.

In 1970 Skaruliai had 961 inhabitants.

people

Pranas Vilkas (* 1936), engineer and politician
Regina Kasperavičiūtė-Karaliūnienė (* 1954), director of the National Museum Jonava
Algis Krutkevičius (* 1951), choirmaster

literature

Skaruliai. Mažoji lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija, T. 3 (R – Ž). Vilnius, Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1971, 215 psl.
Mano gimtinė gyva atmintyje: sunaikinto Skarulių kaimo atminimui (Sud. Regina Kasperavičiūtė-Karaliūnienė). Linotipas, Jonava 2005, ISBN 9955-654-02-3 .