Aristavėlė (formerly russian: Орвистово, Ариставеле, pl, Orwistów)
[ is a village in ]Kėdainiai district municipality
Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23,667. Its old town dates to th ...
, in Kaunas County
Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania
The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties ( Lithuanian: singular ''apskritis'', plural ''apskritys''), all named after their capitals. The counties are ...
, in central Lithuania
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. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 6 people.[ It is located from ]Aristava
Aristava (formerly ''Lukšiakaimis'', russian: Орвистово, Лукшакаймис, pl, Orwistów) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a pop ...
, on the shore of the Juodkiškiai Reservoir, at the confluence of the Obelis
The Obelis is a river of Ukmergė district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis near Kėdainiai.
The river valley is 200–220 m wide ...
and the Malčius river, nearby the A8 and KK229 intersection.
There is a site of a former manor (the wooden palace building was moved to the Museum of the Lithuanian Folk Life in 1987) and relics of a former chapel (built in 1744).
History
One of the oldest known Lithuanian manors (a property of nobleman Algimantas) was located in Aristavėlė (formerly Aristava). It belonged to the Dębski family in the 18th century and to the Gintautai in 1863. Another palace by the Malčius river was a property of the Zabielos and the Medekšos.[
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Demography
Images
Aristavėlės dvaras.JPG, Aristavėlė manor (now in Rumšiškės
Rumšiškės is a Lithuanian town (population 1,700), situated east of Kaunas on the northern bank of Kaunas Reservoir. Southern part of the town (including the birthplace of Lithuanian poet Jonas Aistis) is now under the waters of the artificia ...
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2019, Aristavėlės kapinės.JPG, Aristavėlė chapel relics
Aristavėlės kapinės, rūsys.JPG, Aristavėlė graveyard
References
Villages in Kaunas County
Kėdainiai District Municipality
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