Pernarava

Pernarava
Pernarava
Town
	Church of Pernarava
	Coat of arms
	Pernarava Location in Lithuania Pernarava Pernarava (Kėdainiai District Municipality)
	Coordinates: 55°16′10″N 23°38′40″E / 55.26944°N 23.64444°E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai District Municipality
Eldership	Pernarava Eldership
Capital of	Pernarava eldership
Population (2011)
• Total	232
Time zone	UTC+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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1859	125	—
1902	128	+0.06%
1914	200	+3.79%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1923	61	−12.36%
1959	120	+1.90%
1970	207	+5.08%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1979	287	+3.70%
1986	267	−1.03%
1989	300	+3.96%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2001	299	−0.03%
2011	232	−2.51%

Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

Roadsign
Pernarava school
Eldership administration

References

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

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[SGKP-1] "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.

[VLE-3] Misius, Kazys (2010). "Pernarava". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 18. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

[TLE-4] Misius, Kazys (1987). "Pernarava". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 355.

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