Pakruostė

Pakruostė
Village
Pakruostė Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°27′40″N 23°59′38″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Surviliškis Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	23
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Pakruostė (formerly Polish: Pokrosty,[1] Russian: Покросце) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 23 people.[2] It is located 3 km from Surviliškis, 2 km from Lažai, by the rivers of Kruostas II and Liepupis. There is a wooden cross made by local crossmaker Vincas Svirskis.

Pakruostė manor is known since 1596.[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1866 240 —     1902 201 −0.49% 1923 196 −0.12% 1959 126 −1.22% 1970 101 −1.99%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 78 −2.83% 1986 39 −9.43% 1989 43 +3.31% 2001 44 +0.19% 2011 23 −6.28%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

• 
  An old Aukštaitian house and V. Svirskis cross
• 
  The main street of Pakruostė

References

1. "Pokrosty". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 481.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 275.