Pajieslys
Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pajieslys (formerly Russian: Поесли, Polish: Pojeśle)[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 254 people.[2] It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Krakės, by the Jiesla rivulet, nearby its confluence with the Šušvė. There is a wooden Catholic church of St. Mary (built in 1913), a library, and a school. The Pajieslys Geomorphological Sanctuary is located nearby. Pajieslys hosts an ISKCON community.[3]
Pajieslys | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 55°20′38″N 23°40′01″E | |
Country | Lithuania |
County | Kaunas County |
Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
Eldership | Krakės Eldership |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 254 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The first church in Pajieslys had been built in 1857. Till the Soviet era there was the Pajieslys manor. Later the settlement was transformed into a kolkhoz and selsovet (1950–1988) center.[4]