Čekiškė

Čekiškė
Town

Town square and church

Coat of arms
Čekiškė

Location in Lithuania

Coordinates: 55°09′30″N 23°31′30″E / 55.15833°N 23.52500°E / 55.15833; 23.52500Coordinates: 55°09′30″N 23°31′30″E / 55.15833°N 23.52500°E / 55.15833; 23.52500
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Kaunas County
Municipality Kaunas district municipality
Eldership Čekiškė eldership
Capital of Čekiškė eldership
Population (2001)
  Total 734
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Čekiškė is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. In 2001, it had a population of 734.[1] The main town square formed where three roads converged. That dictated radial plan for the town, which is now protected as a monument of urban architecture.[2]

References

  1. Kauno apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 58. ISBN 9986-589-85-1.
  2. 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.


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