Pernarava Eldership ( lt, Pernaravos seniūnija) is a Lithuanian
eldership, located in the south western 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 Pernarava ''
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 Pernarava Eldership is located mostly in the
Nevėžis Plain, but the western edges are in the
East Samogitian Plateau. Relief is mostly flat, cultivated as agriculture lands. Forests cover 10 % of the eldership.
* 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
Liedas),
Aluona
The Aluona is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 29.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 123.3 km². It is the right tributary of the Nevėžis river.
I ...
(with
Žvaranta),
Gynėvė
The Gynėvė is a river of Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left tributary of the Dubysa.
The Gynėvė starts near Šetkaimys village, from Betygala. It flows mostly southwards, at the upper co ...
* Lakes and ponds:
Angiriai Reservoir.
* Forests:
Pernarava-Šaravai Forest.
* Protected areas:
Lendrynė Ornitological Sanctuary.
* Nature monuments: Griniai Oak Tree
Places of interest
*Catholic church of Crucified Jesus in Pernarava
*Preikapė ancient burial place
*Rugėnai memorial cross
Populated places
Following settlements are located in the Pernarava Eldership (as for the 2011 census):
[
*Towns: Pernarava
*Villages: Aukštdvaris · Aukštkalniai · Blandžiai · Bumbulynė · Daukšai · Dratkalnis · Duogiai · Gegužiai · Gižiemiai · ]Gožiai
Gožiai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 11 people. It is located from Pernarava, alongside the Josvainiai-Ariogala road, by ...
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References
{{Elderships of Kėdainiai District Municipality
Elderships in Kėdainiai District Municipality