Čekiškė

Čekiškė

Čekiškė

Town in Aukštaitija, Lithuania

Čekiškė is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, it is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of Kaunas city municipality. In 2011, it had a population of 682.[1] The main town square formed where three roads converged. This dictated a radial plan for the town, which is now protected as a monument of urban architecture.[2]

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History

On 22 July 1887 the fire in Čekiškė destroyed majority of the infrastructure with only 3 buildings remaining.[3] Majority of the population at the time were Jewish families.[4] After fire the Synagogue of Čekiškė was rebuilt and remained unchanged to this day, although not in use anymore.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Semaška, Algimantas (2006). Kelionių vadovas po Lietuvą: 1000 lankytinų vietovių norintiems geriau pažinti gimtąjį kraštą (in Lithuanian) (4th ed.). Vilnius: Algimantas. p. 246. ISBN 9986-509-90-4.
  3. [3]
    "Daugiakultūrės praeities liudininkės. Čekiškės sinagoga". bernardinai.lt/.
  4. [4]
    "Radijo dokumentika. Ciklas "Prarasti štetlai"". Lithuanian National Radio and Television.
  5. [5]
    "Čekiškės sinagogos pastatas". kvr.kpd.lt.


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