Aristava

Aristava (formerly Lukšiakaimis, Russian: Орвистово, Лукшакаймис, 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 489 people.[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Kėdainiai, next to the Bubliai Reservoir on the Obelis river, by the Malčius and the Malčius 2nd rivulets. There is a big road junction: the A8 highway, the road to Cinkiškiai via Kėdainiai (KK229), the raod to Ukmergė (KK145). There is a library, a former school, a stock farm.

Aristava
Village
Aristava Location in Lithuania Aristava Aristava (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°17′31″N 24°05′20″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Vilainiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	489
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

The Aristava manor of duke Algimantas has been known since 1371 when it was mentioned by Hermann von Wartberge. The former manor had been located in Aristavėlė but the last palace building was transferred to the Museum of Lithuanian Folk Life.

During the Soviet era Aristava developed as a central settlement of the "Antanas Sniečkus" kolkhoz. A library (since 1947), a culture house (since 1967) has been opened in Aristava.[3] Several "Aristava" settlements (including Lukšiakiemis village) were merged into Aristava kolkhoz village on June 3, 1952.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1923 197 —     1959 68 −2.91% 1970 104 +3.94% 1974 404 +40.39% 1979 588 +7.80%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1984 593 +0.17% 1989 606 +0.43% 2001 643 +0.50% 2011 489 −2.70%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Aristava school
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  Former culture house
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  Aristava from the shore of the Bubliai Reservoir
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  Aristava sign

References

1. "Orwistów". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 5. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1884. p. 606.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Aristava". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 102.