Pernarava
Town
Church of Pernarava
Church of Pernarava
Coat of arms of Pernarava
Coat of arms
Pernarava is located in Lithuania
Pernarava
Pernarava
Location in Lithuania
Pernarava is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Pernarava
Pernarava
Pernarava (Kėdainiai District Municipality)
Coordinates: 55°16′10″N 23°38′40″E / 55.26944°N 23.64444°E / 55.26944; 23.64444
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai District Municipality
EldershipPernarava Eldership
Capital ofPernarava eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total232
Time 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
YearPop.±% p.a.
1859125—    
1902128+0.06%
1914200+3.79%
YearPop.±% p.a.
192361−12.36%
1959120+1.90%
1970207+5.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979287+3.70%
1986267−1.03%
1989300+3.96%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2001299−0.03%
2011232−2.51%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

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References

  1. ^ a b "Pernarowo". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 8. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1887. p. 13.
  2. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Misius, Kazys (2010). "Pernarava". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 18. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  4. ^ Misius, Kazys (1987). "Pernarava". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 355.
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