Pašušvys, Kėdainiai

Pašušvys (formerly Russian: Пошушве, Polish: Poszuszwie)[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 91 people.[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Krakės, on the right bank of the Šušvė river, along the Krakės-Betygala road. There are a community house, a cemetery of the First World War victims, a former watermill (now in ruins), some buildings of the Pašušvys Manor, a former manor park. Nearby an ancient burial place is located. The Pašušvys Landscape Sanctuary is located by the Šušvė river. The Pašušvys forestry is in Skirgailinė village.

This article is about village in Kėdainiai District Municipality. For town in Radviliškis District Municipality, see Pašušvys.
Pašušvys
Village
Pašušvys
Location in Lithuania
Pašušvys
Pašušvys (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°24′22″N 23°37′52″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipKrakės Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total91
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

In 1585 Aklapuodis village was located in the current place of Pašušvys. Later, the manor emerged and Aklapuodis village was moved to other place in 1862 (now Plinkaigalis). At the end of the 19th century there were a watermill and St. Joachim chapel in the Pašušvys Manor.[1]

During the Soviet era Pašušvys was a subsidiary kolhoz settlement. There were a sawmill, culture house, primary school (since 1959), communication station.[3]

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
190288—    
1923144+2.37%
195989−1.33%
1970156+5.23%
1979137−1.43%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1986117−2.23%
1989167+12.59%
2001282+4.46%
201191−10.69%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images
  • Gates of Pašušvys manor park (build in 1890)
  • Monument to the Russian soldiers killed in the Battle of Dubysa during The First World War
  • Community house (former school)
  • Šušvė in Pašušvys. A former bridge and watermill stones are seen
  • Barn of the Pašušvys manor

References
  1. "Poszuszwie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 8. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1887. p. 857.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. "Pašušvys, Kėdainiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 324.
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