Paberžė, Kėdainiai
Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paberžė ('a place by the birch forest', formerly Russian: Поберже, Polish: Podbrzezie[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 18 people.[2] It is located by the confluence of the Liaudė and Nykis rivers, 32 km from Kėdainiai. Surroundings of Paberžė are declared as Paberžė landscape sanctuary.
Paberžė | |
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Village | |
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 Paberžė Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 55°30′22″N 23°58′01″E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Gudžiūnai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 18 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
There are wooden Catholic church of St. Mary, former Paberžė manor (now the Museum of Uprising), rebels' burial ground.
History
In the 18th century Paberžė belonged to nobleman Schilling. He have build a wooden church and manor in the village. After the January Uprising Paberžė was transferred to Russian officer Tikheev.[3]
Demography
Notable people
- Antanas Mackevičius, priest who served in the Paberžė church and was one of the main local organizers of the January Uprising.
- Algirdas Mykolas Dobrovolskis, known as father Stanislovas, priest who served in the Paberžė church at the end of the 20th century. He was a prominent religious figure during late Soviet era.
- Liucija Sereikaitė-Juozonienė, physicist.
Images
Paberžė church belltower
Museum (former manor)
Burial ground of the January Upraise rebels
Cemetery
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References
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