Paobelys

Paobelys
Village
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Coordinates: 55°15′50″N 23°58′01″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pelėdnagiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	293
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Paobelys (Paobelė, formerly Russian: Поабель, Polish: Poabele)[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality of Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village residents numbered 293.[2] It is located by the southeastern edge of Kėdainiai city, by the confluence of the Obelis and Nevėžis rivers, next to the crossroad of the Jonava-Šeduva (KK144) and Kėdainiai-Babtai roads. The Šerkšnys river passes through the village.

History

In the beginning of the 20th century, Paobelys was a small falwark.[1]

During the Soviet era, Paobelys was subsidiary settlement of the "Spike" kolkhoz.[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 9 —     1923 21 +4.12% 1959 61 +3.01% 1970 247 +13.56% 1979 347 +3.85%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 332 −0.63% 1989 307 −2.58% 2001 292 −0.42% 2011 293 +0.03%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References

1. "Poabele". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 463.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Paobelys". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 299.