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
Village
Pajieslys is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Pajieslys
Pajieslys
Location in Lithuania
Pajieslys is located in Lithuania
Pajieslys
Pajieslys
Pajieslys (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°20′38″N 23°40′01″E / 55.34389°N 23.66694°E / 55.34389; 23.66694
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipKrakės Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total254
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

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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]

Demography

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
190213—    
192345+6.09%
195964+0.98%
1970156+8.44%
1979204+3.03%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1986170−2.57%
1989201+5.74%
2001165−1.63%
2011254+4.41%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Notable people

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Images

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References

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  1. ^ "Pojeśle". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 478.
  2. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Donatas Glodenis (2010-01-21). "Pajieslio kaimo gyventojai išsigando krišnaistų". religija.lt.
  4. ^ "Pajieslys". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 267.