Aristavėlė

Aristavėlė (formerly Russian: Орвистово, Ариставеле, Polish: Orwistów)[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 6 people.[2] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Aristava, on the shore of the Juodkiškiai Reservoir, at the confluence of the Obelis and the Malčius river, nearby the A8 and KK229 intersection.

Aristavėlė
Village
Aristavėlė is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Aristavėlė
Aristavėlė
Location in Lithuania
Aristavėlė is located in Lithuania
Aristavėlė
Aristavėlė
Aristavėlė (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°17′24″N 24°03′36″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipVilainiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
  Total6
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

There is a site of a former manor (the wooden palace building was moved to the Museum of the Lithuanian Folk Life in 1987) and relics of a former chapel (built in 1744).

History

One of the oldest known Lithuanian manors (a property of nobleman Algimantas) was located in Aristavėlė (formerly Aristava). It belonged to the Dębski family in the 18th century and to the Gintautai in 1863. Another palace by the Malčius river was a property of the Zabielos and the Medekšos.[1]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
190256    
192323−4.15%
195922−0.12%
197012−5.36%
YearPop.±% p.a.
197913+0.89%
19897−6.00%
200111+3.84%
20116−5.88%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

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References

  1. "Orwistów". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 7. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1886. p. 606.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.


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