Čekiškė

Town in Aukštaitija, Lithuania

Coat of arms

55°09′30″N 23°31′30″E / 55.15833°N 23.52500°E / 55.15833; 23.52500Country

LithuaniaEthnographic regionAukštaitijaCounty

Kaunas CountyMunicipalityKaunas district municipalityEldershipČekiškė eldershipCapital ofČekiškė eldershipPopulation

(2021)

• Total559Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Čekiškė is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, it is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of Kaunas city municipality. In 2011, it had a population of 682.^[1] The main town square formed where three roads converged. This dictated a radial plan for the town, which is now protected as a monument of urban architecture.^[2]

History

On 22 July 1887 the fire in Čekiškė destroyed majority of the infrastructure with only 3 buildings remaining.^[3] Majority of the population at the time were Jewish families.^[4] After fire the Synagogue of Čekiškė was rebuilt and remained unchanged to this day, although not in use anymore.^[5]

References

^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 16, 2017.
^ Semaška, Algimantas (2006). Kelionių vadovas po Lietuvą: 1000 lankytinų vietovių norintiems geriau pažinti gimtąjį kraštą (in Lithuanian) (4th ed.). Vilnius: Algimantas. p. 246. ISBN 9986-509-90-4.
^ "Daugiakultūrės praeities liudininkės. Čekiškės sinagoga". bernardinai.lt/.
^ "Radijo dokumentika. Ciklas "Prarasti štetlai"". Lithuanian National Radio and Television.
^ "Čekiškės sinagogos pastatas". kvr.kpd.lt.