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