Stoniškiai | |
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Village | |
Country | ![]() |
Ethnographic region | Lithuania Minor |
County | Tauragė County |
Municipality | Pagėgiai municipality |
Eldership | Stoniškiai eldership |
Capital of | Stoniškiai eldership |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 178 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Stoniškiai is a village in the south western Lithuania. It is located in the region of the former Baltic tribe of Skalvians. It is the capital of Stoniškiai eldership od Pagėgiai municipality, and as such it is part of Tauragė County.
Name
editThe name of the village literally come from Stonys, Stonis (Lithuanian family names).
History
editStoniškiai was first mentioned in 1785.
In the second half of XIX century there was a highway and a railroad, so the village became a transport hub and grew a bit faster.
In 1905, 136 people have already lived in Stoniškės.
In the interwar period, the village of SV Stoniškiai was one of the most powerful football teams of Lithuania Minor outside Klaipėda.
Stoniškiai school
editIn 1890 was a School in Rukai founded.
In 1945 Stoniškiai primary school was established.
In 1950 a seven-year-old school was established, followed by a secondary school.
In 1959 the first issue of Abitur graduates was published.
Since 2004 there is a Stoniškiai comprehensive school.
Opocal field
editStoniškės has the best-explored opocal field (lit. Opoka) in Lithuania with an area of over 25 ha. Thickness of opiates layer at depths of 9–14 m 39 m.[1]
Literature
edit- Stoniškiai. Mažoji lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija, T. 3 (R–Ž). Vilnius, Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1971, 308 psl.
- Stoniškiai. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija, T. 4 (Simno-Žvorūnė). – Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1988. 111 psl.
References
edit- ^ Kokį turtą slepia Šilutės žemės gelmės (Web portal Delfi.lt)
External links
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[Category:cities in Tauragė County]]
[Category:Villages in Lithuania]]
[Category:Municipalities administrative centres of Lithuania]]