Pernarava Eldership

Pernarava Eldership (Lithuanian: Pernaravos seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the south western part of Kėdainiai District Municipality.

Pernarava Eldership
Pernaravos seniūnija
Evening landscape in Pavinkšniai
Evening landscape in Pavinkšniai
Location of Pernarava Eldership
Location of Pernarava Eldership
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Kaunas County
Municipality Kėdainiai District Municipality
Administrative centrePernarava
Area
  Total114.7 km2 (44.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,484
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Eldership was created from the Pernarava selsovet in 1993.

Geography

The territory of Pernarava Eldership is located mostly in the Nevėžis Plain, but the western edges are in the East Samogitian Plateau. Relief is mostly flat, cultivated as agriculture lands. Forests cover 10 % of the eldership.

Places of interest

  • Catholic church of Crucified Jesus in Pernarava
  • Preikapė ancient burial place
  • Rugėnai memorial cross

Populated places

Following settlements are located in the Pernarava Eldership (as for the 2011 census):[1]

References

  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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