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Sirutiškis
Sirutiškis is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 370 people. It is located 1 km from the Kėdainiai city northern limit ( Babėnai), on the right bank of the Nevėžis river, close to the mouth of its tributary the Baltupis. The regional road 25px Kėdainiai-Krekenava-Panevėžys runs through the village. There are a manor palace with a park, library, gravel pit in Sirutiškis. History The name ''Sirutiškis'' comes from Simonas Sirutis, who was a castellan of Vitebsk and around 1760 Events January–March * January 9 – Battle of Barari Ghat: Afghan forces defeat the Marathas. * January 22 – Seven Years' War – Battle of Wandiwash, India: British general Sir Eyre Coote is victorious over th ... had the Sirutiškis manor as an own property. At the 19th century, the manor was a property of the Komarowski family. Beržytė vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltupis
The Baltupis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 4.8 kilometres and has a basin area of 2.7 km². It is a tributary of the Nevėžis River. The Baltupis goes on the edge between Sirutiškis village and the northern limit of Kėdainiai ( Babėnai). The name ''Baltupis'' means 'white river' in Lithuainian. Images Baltupis1.JPG Melioracija001.JPG References LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania) The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania () oversees the environment and natural resources in Lithuania. Its mission is: *To implement the principle of sustainable development; *To set preconditions for rational utilization, prote .... Accessed 2011-11-17. Rivers of Lithuania Kėdainiai District Municipality {{Lithuania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kutiškiai, Kėdainiai
Kutiškiai (formerly , ) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 21 people. It is located from Sirutiškis, by the river Kruostas. There is old cemetery by the regional road 25px Kėdainiai-Krekenava-Panevėžys Panevėžys () is the fifth-largest List of cities in Lithuania, city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, eighth-most-populous city in the Baltic States. it occupies with 89,100 inhabitants. As defined by Eu .... Demography Images Kutiškių kapinaitės2.JPG, Former cemetery Sirutiškis1.JPG, Former cemetery Kutiškiai, ženklas.JPG, A road sign References Villages in Kaunas County Kėdainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surviliškis Eldership
Surviliškis Eldership () is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the northern part of Kėdainiai District Municipality. Eldership was created from the Surviliškis ''selsovet'' in 1993. Geography All the territory is in the Central Lithuanian Plain (Nevėžis Plain). * Rivers: Nevėžis, Liaudė, Kruostas, Skaudinis, Kruostas II; * Lakes and ponds: * Forests: Sosiai forest; * Protected areas: Krekenava Regional Park, Kruostas botanical sanctuary. Places of interest *Wooden Catholic church in Surviliškis *Hillforts of Bakainiai, Lomeikiškiai and Vaidatoniai *Manors in Kalnaberžė and Sirutiškis *Old Believers cemetery in Mociūnai *Wayside St. Mary chapel near Surviliškis *Wooden chapel in Surviliškis cemetery *Wooden crosses of famous folk cross maker Vincas Svirskis in Pakruostė and Surviliškis cemetery Populated places Following settlements are located in the Surviliškis Eldership (as for 2011 census): *Towns: Surviliškis *Villages: Bakainiai · Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarybų Lietuvos Enciklopedija
''Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija'' or TLE (translation: ''Encyclopedia of Soviet Lithuania'') was an encyclopedia of the Lithuanian SSR, covering topics such as archaeology, history, nature, science, cultural heritage, cities, districts, biographies of famous people and politics, but only as they relate to Lithuania. It was published in four volumes between 1985 and 1988 in Vilnius Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population w .... It was derived from the 12-volume '' Lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija'' but TLE did not cover general areas such as technology, biology, pharmacology, chemistry, medicine, mathematics and others. Volumes * Volume 1: A–Grūdas, 1985 * Volume 2: Grūdas–Marvelis, 1986 * Volume 3: Masaitis–Simno, 1987 * Volume 4: Simno–Žvorūnė, 1988 Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1760
Events January–March * January 9 – Battle of Barari Ghat: Afghan forces defeat the Marathas. * January 22 – Seven Years' War – Battle of Wandiwash, India: British general Sir Eyre Coote is victorious over the French under the Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau. * January 28 – Benning Wentworth creates the New Hampshire Grant of Pownal, Vermont. * February 15 – The British Royal Navy ship HMS ''Royal Katherine'' runs aground off Bolt Head in England, with the loss of 699 lives. * February 21– 26 – Seven Years' War: Battle of Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland – A force of French troops, under the command of privateer François Thurot, captures and holds the town and castle of Carrickfergus before retiring; the force is defeated (and Thurot killed) in a naval action in the Irish Sea, on February 28. * February 27 – Seven Years' War: French and Indian War & Anglo-Cherokee War – Cherokee natives attack a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castellan
A castellan, or constable, was the governor of a castle in medieval Europe. Its surrounding territory was referred to as the castellany. The word stems from . A castellan was almost always male, but could occasionally be female, as when, in 1194, Beatrice of Bourbourg inherited her father's castellany of Bourbourg upon the death of her brother, Roger. Initial functions During the Migration Period after the fall of the Western Roman Empire (third to sixth century), foreign tribes entered Western Europe, causing strife. The answer to recurrent invasion was to create fortified areas which evolved into castles. Some military leaders gained control of several areas, each with a castle. The problem lay in exerting control and authority in each area when a leader could only be in one place at a time. To overcome this, they appointed castellans as their trusted vassals to manage a castle in exchange for obligations to the landlord, often a noble. In the 9th century, as fortification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simonas Sirutis
Simonas (shortened as Simas) is a Lithuanian masculine given name, a cognate of Simon, and may refer to: *Simonas Daukantas (1793–1864), Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian * Simonas Glinskis (born 1983), Lithuanian director of photography and cameraman * Simonas Krėpšta (born 1984), Lithuanian orienteering competitor *Simonas Martynas Kosakovskis Szymon Marcin Kossakowski (; 1741 in Šilai, Jonava – 1794) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic), and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation. In 1793, he became the last Grand Hetman of Lithuania. Biography He participat ... (1741–1794), Polish-Lithuanian nobleman and military commander * Monsignor Simonas Morkūnas (1902–1997), Lithuanian-born American priest * Simonas Serapinas (born 1982), Lithuanian professional basketball forward * Simonas Stanevičius (1799–1848), Lithuanian writer and a nationalist activist {{given name Lithuanian masculine given names Masculine given names [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravel
Gravel () is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel occurs naturally on Earth as a result of sedimentation, sedimentary and erosion, erosive geological processes; it is also produced in large quantities commercially as crushed stone. Gravel is classified by grain size, particle size range and includes size classes from granule (geology), granule- to boulder-sized fragments. In the grain size, Udden-Wentworth scale gravel is categorized into granular gravel () and pebble gravel (). ISO 14688 grades gravels as fine, medium, and coarse, with ranges for fine and for coarse. One cubic metre of gravel typically weighs about , or one cubic yard weighs about . Gravel is an important commercial product, with a number of applications. Almost half of all gravel production is used as construction aggregate, aggregate for concrete. Much of the rest is used for road construction, either in the road base or as the road surface (with or without bitumen, asphalt or other binders.) Natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panevėžys
Panevėžys () is the fifth-largest List of cities in Lithuania, city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, eighth-most-populous city in the Baltic States. it occupies with 89,100 inhabitants. As defined by Eurostat the population of the Panevėžys functional urban area that stretches beyond the city limits is estimated at 124,412 (as of 2022). The largest multifunctional arena in Panevėžys, Kalnapilio Arena, formerly known as Cido Arena, hosted the Eurobasket 2011 group matches. Panevėžys is an important cultural and economic hub in the country's northeast. Located on the banks of the Nevėžis River, the city is known for its strong industrial heritage and vibrant arts scene. Panevėžys is also considered as a gateway to the picturesque landscapes of the Aukštaitija region. The city is still known in the Jewish world for the eponymous Ponevezh Yeshiva. Name The name of the city is derived from the Lithuanian language, Lithuanian hyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krekenava
Krekenava is a town (population 1,375) in Panevėžys district municipality in northern Lithuania, on the bank of Nevėžis. Etymology In the past, the town's place name had a different root than it does now: ''krakin-'' or ''krokin-''. In the old days, the town was mostly called ''Krakinava'', a name still used in the early 20th century. The new form ''Krekenava'' was referred to by Vaižgantas as early as 1904, and it was included in the official publication "Places Settled in Lithuania" of 1925. The town's name in other languages: ; . History From 1409 it was the center of Upytė poviat, the first wooden church built by Vytautas the Great in 1419. Nearby Krekanava is the birthplace of the painter Romanas Alekna Švoinickis (1845–1915). In July and August 1941, an Einsatzgruppen (, ; also 'task forces') were (SS) paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany that were responsible for mass murder, primarily by shooting, during World War II (1939–1945) in German- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
