Pakruostė (formerly pl, Pokrosty, russian: Покросце) is a village in Kėdainiai 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 ...

, 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 ...

. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 23 people. It is located 3 km from

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 ...

, 2 km from Lažai, by the rivers of

Kruostas II The Kruostas is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It originates next to Pakruostė, then runs to the Southeast for till discharges into the Nevėžis river (from the right side) near Kalnaberžė vi ...

and Liepupis. There is a wooden cross made by local crossmaker

Vincas Svirskis Vincas Svirskis (January 28, 1835 — March 7, 1916) was the most prominent Lithuanian folk sculptor and wood carver, known for his works in Lithuanian cross crafting, Dievdirbys, god-carving and roofed pole carving. References

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. Pakruostė manor is known since

1596 Events January–June * January 6– 20 – An English attempt led by Francis Drake to cross the Isthmus of Panama ends in defeat. * January 28 – Francis Drake dies of dysentery off Portobelo. * February 14 – Archbishop John Whitg ...

Demography

Images

Pakruostė, senovinė gryčia.JPG, An old Aukštaitian house and V. Svirskis cross Pakruostė2.JPG, The main street of Pakruostė

References

Villages in Kaunas County Kėdainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub