Krakės Eldership ( lt, Krakių seniūnija) is a Lithuanian
eldership, located in the northwestern part of
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 ...
.
Eldership was created from the Krakės ''
selsovet
Selsoviet ( be, сельсавет, r=sieĺsaviet, tr. ''sieĺsaviet''; rus, сельсовет, p=ˈsʲelʲsɐˈvʲɛt, r=selsovet; uk, сільрада, silrada) is a shortened name for a rural council and for the area governed by such a cou ...
'' in 1993.
Geography
The territory of Krakės Eldership is located in the
East Samogitian Plateau
East Samogitian Plateau ( lt, Rytų Žemaičių plynaukštė) is a landform in central Lithuania, the eastern part of the Samogitian Upland. It continues between the in the west and the Central Lithuanian Plain in the east. The Dubysa river marks ...
. Relief is mostly flat, in some places slightly undulated. Altitudes reach 100–105 meters above the sea level.
* Rivers:
Šušvė
Šušvė is a river in central Lithuania, a right (the longest) tributary of the Nevėžis river. It begins in Kelmė district municipality, 6 km (4 mi) southeast from Tytuvėnai. The river passes through Tytuvėnai and Sulinkiai Marshes ...
with its tributaries (
Ažytė, Pečiupė, Pilsupys, Skerdūmė),
Smilga
Smilga may refer to:
*Smilga (river), Lithuania
Surname
* Ivan Smilga (Jānis Smilga) (1898-1918), Soviet Latvian soldier buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis
* Ivar Smilga (1892–1938), Soviet Bolshevik leader
* Kārlis Smilga (born 1975), L ...
with its tributaries (
Jaugila
The Jaugila is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It is a left tributary of the Smilga
Smilga may refer to:
*Smilga (river), Lithuania
Surname
* Ivan Smilga (Jānis Smilga) (1898-1918), Soviet Latv ...
,
Smilgaitis
The Smilgaitis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a right tributary of the river Smilga.
Its source is nearby Krakės town. It flows through the Josvai ...
,
Tranys
The Tranys is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for .
The river is a left tributary of the Smilga, which flows into the Neman via the Nevėžis. Its basin is mostly covered by forests (the Kr ...
).
* Lakes and ponds:
Baublys,
Rukai Lake,
Jaugiliai Lake,
Rimkai Lake,
Plinkaigalis Lake, part of the
Angiriai Reservoir
The Angiriai Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located north-west from Josvainiai town. It was created in 1980, when a dam on the Šušvė river had been built next to Angiriai village. ...
,
Skerdūmė Pond.
* Forests:
Krakės-Dotnuva Forest
The Krakės-Dotnuva Forest ( lt, Krakių-Dotnuvos miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located 1.5 km from Krakės and 4 km from Dotnuva. It covers 32.8 km2 area. The rivers Jaugila, Smilgaitis, Tranys, ...
,
Josvainiai Forest
The Josvainiai Forest ( lt, Josvainių miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located to the west from Kėdainiai and 4 km to the north from Josvainiai. It covers an area of . It consists of smaller forests: J ...
,
Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest
The Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest ( lt, Lapkalnio–Paliepių miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality and Raseiniai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located to the north east from Ariogala. It covers an area of . It consist ...
.
* Protected areas:
Pajieslys Geomorphological Sanctuary,
Pašušvys Landscape Sanctuary,
Smilga Landscape Sanctuary,
Baublys Ornitological Sanctuary,
Vosbučiai Botanical-Zoological Sanctuary,
Zembiškis Forest Botanical Sanctuary.
Places of interest
*Catholic church of St. Matthew in Krakės, wooden Catholic church of St. Mary in Pajieslys
*Hillforts of Vosbučiai, Pilsupiai, Ambraziūnai and Plinkaigalis
*Manor relics in Pašušvys
*Barkūniškiai Watermill
*
Skinderiškis Dendrological Park
*Plinkaigalis ancient burial place
*Piluspiai and Vosbučiai outcrops
*Meironiškiai stones
*Krakės historical town
*Krakės Jewish cemetery
*Ancient cemeteries of Pališkėliai, Plaukiai and Rezgiai
Populated places
Following settlements are located in the Krakės Eldership (as for 2011 census):
[
*Towns: Krakės
*Villages: Ambraziūnai · Antežeriai · Antkalnis · Apirubiai · Apušrotas · Aukštuoliukai · Ažytėnai · Ąžuolytė · Bagotiškiai · Barkūnėliai · Barkūniškis · Beržytė · Černovka · Čystapolis · Daržbalys · Degimai · Deveikiškėliai · Deveikiškiai · Digraičiai · Diksiai · Donava · Dovydiškiai · Gaideliai · Gersonė · Girynė · Girvainiai · Gudaičiai · Guptilčiai · Jankūnai · Jaugiliai · Jaugilka · Jurgaičiai · Keturkiemiai · Krakės · Krymas · Kukoriškiai · Lenčiai · Liubokinė · Maconiai · Mąstautai · ]Medininkai
Medininkai (; be, Меднікі) is a village in Lithuania, located east of Vilnius city municipality and from the Lithuanian–Belarusian border.
The village is situated on the Medininkai Highland, near the highest points of Lithuania ...
· Meironiškėliai · Meironiškiai · Mikniūnai · Milvydai · Mumaičiai · Norkūnai · Pajieslys · Pakarkliai · Palainiškiai
Palainiškiai (formerly russian: Палайнишки, pl, Pałajniszki) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village was uninhabited. It is located from Ąž ...
· Pališkėliai · Pališkiai · Parezgys · Paropėlis · Paskardžiai · Paskerdūmiukas · Paskerdūmys · Pašušvys · Patranys · Peštiniukai · Pilsupėliai · Pilsupiai · Plaukiai · Plinkaigalis · Purvaičiai · Rėguliai · Rezgiai · Rezgiukai · Rimkai · Rukai· Simoniškiai · Skirgailinė · Slabada · Sutkūnai · Šilainiai
Šilainiai is an elderate in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, built as a microdistrict in the 1980s. It is one of the largest elderates in the city, covering and housing over 70,000 people as of 2006. Eighth and Ninth Forts of the Kaunas Fortress ...
· Šmotiškėliai · Šmotiškiai · Špitolpievis · Šulaičiai · Šulcava · Tauginiškiai · Trakai
Trakai (; see names section for alternative and historic names) is a historic town and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Because of its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is a popular tourist destination. T ...
· Ustronė · Užvarčiai · Vailainiai · Vantainiai · Vytautinė · Vosbučiai · Zembiškis · Žalioji · Žebgraužiai · Žitaičiai
*Hamlets: Girlaukis
References
{{Elderships of Kėdainiai District Municipality
Elderships in Kėdainiai District Municipality