Berželė (formerly pl, Berżałka,
russian: Бержалка) is a village in
KÄ—dainiai district municipality, in
Kaunas County
Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished.
Symbols
The county's coat of arms can be blazon ...
, central
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 47 people.
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Geography
Berželė is located 3 km to the South from town of Surviliškis
Surviliškis is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, 18 km from Kėdainiai, on the right bank of the Nevėžis river. In 2011 it had a population of 351. There are wooden Catholic church of Jesus (built in 1791), wooden chapel ...
, near the road which connects KÄ—dainiai and Krekenava
Krekenava ( pl, Krakinów; yi, ×§×¨×§×™× ×•×‘×”, Krakinova) is a town (population 1,375) in Panevėžys district municipality in northern Lithuania, on the bank of Nevėžis.
History
From 1409 it was the center of UpytÄ— poviat, the first woode ...
. Also there are local road to Šlapaberžė
Šlapaberžė (formerly pl, Szłapoburże, Szłapoberże, Szłapoberż, Szłapobierże, Ludwików, russian: Шлапоберже) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 censu ...
. The small rivulet of Kruostas crosses the village. It is a right tributary of the Nevėžis River. There is the Kalnaberžė forest to the West from Berželė.
History
Berželė village was mentioned first time in 1572
Year 1572 ( MDLXXII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 16 – Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is tried for treason, for his part ...
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Etymology
The name ''Berželė'' comes from a Lithuanian name ''beržas'' for a birch tree. Once, a large birch forest covered the area and a lot of locations were named with the root ''berž-'', like Kalnaberžė
Kalnaberžė ('the hill of birch trees', formerly pl, Kałnoberże, russian: Калноберже) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a populati ...
, Šlapaberžė
Šlapaberžė (formerly pl, Szłapoburże, Szłapoberże, Szłapoberż, Szłapobierże, Ludwików, russian: Шлапоберже) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 censu ...
, Beržai
Beržai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It is located by the Kruostas river and Vaidatoniai pond, 4 km from Dotnuva
Dotnuva (formerly pl, Datnów, russian: Датновъ, Датново, Д ...
, Paberžė.
Demography
Images
Image:Berželė1.JPG, Roadsign
Image:Berzele001.JPG, The road to Šlapaberžė
Šlapaberžė (formerly pl, Szłapoburże, Szłapoberże, Szłapoberż, Szłapobierże, Ludwików, russian: Шлапоберже) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 censu ...
through Berželė
Image:Berželė3.JPG, Central part
Image:Berželė4.JPG, A solitary homestead of Berželė
Image:Berželė5.JPG, A solitary homestead of Berželė
References
Villages in Kaunas County
KÄ—dainiai District Municipality
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