Aristava

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Aristava
Village
Aristava.jpg
Aristava is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Aristava
Aristava
Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°17′31″N 24°05′20″E / 55.29194°N 24.08889°E / 55.29194; 24.08889Coordinates: 55°17′31″N 24°05′20″E / 55.29194°N 24.08889°E / 55.29194; 24.08889
Country Lithuania
CountyLTU Kauno apskritis flag.svg Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipVilainiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total489
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Aristava (formerly Lukšiakaimis, Russian: Орвистово, Лукшакаймис, Polish: Orwistów)[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 489 people.[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Kėdainiai, next to the Bubliai Reservoir on the Obelis river, by the Malčius and the Malčius 2nd rivulets. There is a big road junction: the A8 highway, the road to via Kėdainiai (KK229), the raod to Ukmergė (KK145). There is a library, a former school, a stock farm.

History[]

The Aristava manor of duke Algimantas has been known since 1371 when it was mentioned by Hermann von Wartberge. The former manor had been located in Aristavėlė but the last palace building was transferred to the .

During the Soviet era Aristava developed as a central settlement of the "Antanas Sniečkus" kolkhoz. A library (since 1947), a culture house (since 1967) has been opened in Aristava.[3] Several "Aristava" settlements (including Lukšiakiemis village) were merged into Aristava kolkhoz village on June 3, 1952.

Demography[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1923197—    
195968−2.91%
1970104+3.94%
1974404+40.39%
1979588+7.80%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1984593+0.17%
1989606+0.43%
2001643+0.50%
2011489−2.70%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images[]

  • Aristava school

  • Former culture house

  • Aristava from the shore of the Bubliai Reservoir

  • Aristava sign

References[]

  1. ^ "Orwistów". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 5. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1884. p. 606.
  2. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Aristava". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 102.


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