Pernarava

Town in Aukštaitija, Lithuania

55°16′10″N 23°38′40″E / 55.26944°N 23.64444°E / 55.26944; 23.64444Country LithuaniaEthnographic regionAukštaitijaCounty Kaunas CountyMunicipalityKėdainiai District MunicipalityEldershipPernarava EldershipCapital ofPernarava eldershipPopulation • Total232Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Pernarava (formerly Russian: Пернараво, Polish: Pernarowo)^[1] is a small town in Kėdainiai District Municipality, Kaunas County in central Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 232.^[2] It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Ariogala, 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Kėdainiai. There are wooden Catholic church of Crucified Jesus (built in 1815), dispensary, school, library, monument for postwar partisans of Kęstutis military district.^[3]

History

The toponym Pernarava could be derived from unattested Lithuanian personal name *Pernaras (see similar Pernarauskas, Pernaravičius).

An ancient burial place (of the 1st-13th centuries) and 7 stone axes have been found in Pernarava. The name of Pernarava (as Parvern) has been mentioned the first time in 1371 after this place was devastated by the Teutonic Order. Pernarava manor, okolica and field have been mentioned at 16th century. The first church have been built in 1671.^[3]

At the end of the 19th century Pernarava was a property of Benedykt Tyszkiewicz. There were distillery, nursing home.^[1]

During the Soviet era Pernarava was a kolkhoz and selsovet center.^[4]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1859 125 —     1902 128 +0.06% 1914 200 +3.79%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1923 61 −12.36% 1959 120 +1.90% 1970 207 +5.08%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 287 +3.70% 1986 267 −1.03% 1989 300 +3.96%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2001 299 −0.03% 2011 232 −2.51%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Roadsign
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  Pernarava school
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  Eldership administration

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