Jonava District Municipality
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The Rajongemeinde Jonava ( lit. Jonavos rajono savivaldybė ) is one of the 60 self-governing communities of Lithuania. It not only covers the city Jonava the three towns ( miesteliai ) Panoteriai ( 399 E. ), Rukla ( 2376 E. ) and Žeimiai ( 962 E., mentioned in documents in 1363 ) and 277 villages, including Upninkai with 1019 inhabitants.
Geography
The lowest places in the valleys of Neris ir šventoji. In the Rajongemeinde there are 7 lakes and 4 reservoirs. Through community Neris, šventoji, Lankesa flow ( in the northwest) and Širvinta ( on the eastern edge of the community). There are many places with foreign names: Šveicarija ( Switzerland ), Paryžius (Paris), Londonas (London), Venecija ( Venice).
Magisterial districts
Bukonys, Dumsiai, Jonava, Kulva, Rukla, Silai, Upninkai, Užusaliai, Žeimiai.
Nature
There is this state of nature and landscape protection areas:
- Conservation area Lomena
- Conservation area Širvinta
- Geomorphologic reserve Kulva
- Hydrographic reserve Lietava
- Botanical Reserve Upninkai
- Ichtiologisches reserve šventoji
History
Žeimiai 1319 was mentioned by Maciej Stryjkowski ( 1547-1593 ) in the description of the Battle of Gediminas with the Teutonic Knights in 1363 and Zeymen in historical sources. 1364 Sviloniai was mentioned in Kreuzritterkroniken and 1382 Kulva in the new Prussia Chronicle. 1522 mentioned Lipnikai and estate Lipnikai. The manor belonged to the Skorulskiai, so the place was called 1592 Skaruliai. Middle of the 18th century, bought the estate Kosakovskiai Skaruliai. After 1750 was on the other bank of the Neris River, the town Jonava.
The Rajon Jonava was in June 1950 from 14 Circling the Kaunas district, 8 from the Orbiting Kėdainiai district, one within the district Širvintos and 4 Circling of Ukmergė district. From 1950 to 1953, the Rajon belonged to the territory of Kaunas. December 1962 was the Rajon Jonava affiliated with the Rajon Kaunas, but in 1965 explored again. 1995 Rajongemeinde Jonava was founded in Kaunas district. October 2009 we made 48 subdistricts ( seniūnaitija ).
Religion
In 1622 the Catholic Church Skaruliai was built. 1750 was built in Jonava the first wooden and 1793, the second Catholic church. 1893 lived 3069 Jews (92 % of the 3350 population ) in the city Jonava and 1932 there were seven synagogues. So far, three Orthodox churches have been preserved. The Dean's Office Jonava the Roman Catholic Diocese Kaunas has eight parishes (8 churches, chapels 5 ).
Parish council
2011 move to council these parties (in brackets: number of seats ): Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (6 ), Lietuvos Valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga ( 4), Darbo partija ( 4), Lietuvos Respublikos liberalų Sąjūdis ( 3), Tvarka ir teisingumas ( 3), Tėvynės sąjunga - Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai ( 3), Liberalų ir centro sąjunga (2) and Socialistinis liaudies Frontas (2).
Mayor
Freeman
- Honorary citizen of the Rajongemeinde Jonava
Sons and daughters
- Laimutis Alechnavičius (born 1966 ), judge in the Supreme Administrative Court
- Konstantinas Bogdanas (1926-2011), sculptor and professor
- Abraomas Kulvietis (1509-1545), lawyer and reformer of Lithuania
- Vladislovas Česiūnas (* 1940), canoeist
- Jonas Gradauskas (* 1923), pediatric surgeon
- Liubomiras Gradauskas (1929-2012), radiologist and professor
- Antanas Gudonavičius (1943-2002), engineer, professor
- Vaclovas Lape (1934-2009), politician and agricultural managers
- Vytautas Lukaševičius (1932-1994), Minister of Forestry
- Vaclovas Michnevičius (1866-1947), civil engineer and architect
- Juozas Mickiewicz (1907-1974), and rector Edukologe
- Justina Algimatas Palaima (1934-2012), Engineer, Pro-Rector
- Raimundas Samulevičius (1937-1981), dramatist and prose writer
- Jonas Sirvydis ( b. 1936 ), engineer and manager
- Jonas Stanislauskas (1919 - 1976), educator and school principal
- Justina Vareikis (1870-1956), book carriers and soldier
- Petras Vaičiūnas (1890-1959), poet, playwright and translator
- Pranas Vilkas ( b. 1936 ), engineer and politician
- Teresė Žižienė ( born 1933), a cardiologist, an honorary citizen of Jonava
Churches
Orthodox Church Rimkai
Church Panoteriai
Church Skaruliai ( 1622)
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