The Pajieslys Geomorphological Sanctuary ( lt, Pajieslio geomorfologinis draustinis) is a protected area of a state importance in

Krakės Eldership Krakės Eldership ( lt, Krakių seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the northwestern part of Kėdainiai District Municipality. Eldership was created from the Krakės ''selsovet'' in 1993. Geography The territory of Krakės Eldershi ...

, Kėdainiai District Municipality, in 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 ...

. It was established in 1992 and covers an area of . It is located west to

Pajieslys Pajieslys (formerly russian: Поесли, pl, Pojeśle) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 254 people. It is located from Krakė ...

village, between

Deveikiškiai Deveikiškiai (formerly pl, Dowejkiszki, russian: Довейкишки) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 35 people. It is locat ...

and

Meironiškiai Meironiškiai (formerly russian: Мейронишки, pl, Mejroniszki) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 269 people. It is locat ...

. The sanctuary was created to protect a peripheral

moraine A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice shee ...

ridge fragment, which is not covered by forests.

References

{{KaunasCounty-geo-stub Protected areas in Kėdainiai District Municipality 1992 establishments in Lithuania