Veiveriai
Veiveriai | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Veiveriai church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Veiveriai Location of Veiveriai | |
| Coordinates:54°45′50″N23°43′30″E/ 54.76389°N 23.72500°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Suvalkija |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Prienai district municipality |
| Eldership | Veiveriai eldership |
| Capital of | Veiveriai eldership |
| First mentioned | 1744 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,167 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
Veiveriaiis a town inLithuania.According to the 2011 census, its population was 1,167.[1]It is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest ofKaunason the road toMarijampolė.
History
[edit]| Year | Population[2] |
|---|---|
| 1827 | 249 |
| 1897 | 921 |
| 1923 | 813 |
| 1959 | 693 |
| 1970 | 775 |
| 1979 | 859 |
| 1987 | 902 |
The town was first mentioned in written sources in 1744,[3]but began growing a century later when a large postal station was established on theKaunas–Suwałkiroad, part of a longerBerlin–St. Petersburgroute, in 1838–1839. Mail coaches would stop here to change horses and pick up passengers.[4]The office was closed after the postal route was superseded by theWarsaw – Saint Petersburg Railway,built in 1859–1861.[4]During theUprising of 1863,a battle occurred between local rebels (some 620 men) and Russians army on August 21, 1863. Poorly armed rebels were defeated and lost about 80 men before retreating.[3]After establishment of the teachers' seminary, Veiveriai grew as a center of education and culture. In 1935, during an economic crisis, the town was part offierce farmers' protestsagainst the government ofAntanas Smetona.Two protesters were killed.[3]After World War II, Veiveriai supportedarmed anti-Soviet resistance.In 1989Skausmo kalnelis(Hill of Sorrows) was created where bodies of killed resistance fighters were buried. The hill was incorporated into the town's coat of arms, adopted in 2004.[5]
Education
[edit]In 1866Tsaristauthorities established teachers' courses (in 1872 reorganized into theVeiveriai Teachers' Seminary) in the old post office building. The seminary trained teachers for elementary schools in theSuwałki Governorateand became and important center of theLithuanian National Revival.[4]During World War I, the seminary was evacuated into Russia, but never returned. Its former building was used to establish a secondary school in 1919. The school was named after Tomas Žilinkas, who taught at the teachers' seminary for 37 years and encouraged his students to readbanned Lithuanian books.[6]As of May 2008, the school had 458 students and 45 teachers.[7]In 1989 a music school was established in Veiveriai. In 1994 it was renamed after opera singerAntanas Kučingisand expanded to include non-musical specialties. The school has 120 students and 17 teachers.[8]
Religion
[edit]The first chapel in Veiveriai was built in the second half of the 18th century. In 1818 nobles of the Godlewski family built a wooden church, staffed byvicarsfromZapyškis.[3]Since 1846 Veiveriai, as a center of a parish, had its own priests. In 1853 Józef Godlewski built a brickNeo-Renaissancechurch, named afterSaint Louis.The church was reconstructed in 1930s whenMykolas Krupavičius,alumni of the teachers' seminary, briefly served in Veiveriai.[3]
References
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- ^"2011 census".Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania).RetrievedAugust 17,2017.
- ^Jonas Zinkus; et al., eds. (1985–1988). "Veiveriai".Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija(in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 475.LCCN86232954.
- ^abcdeKviklys, Bronius (1964).Mūsų Lietuva(in Lithuanian). Vol. III. Boston: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla. pp. 258–261.OCLC3303503.
- ^abcSimas Sužiedėlis, ed. (1970–1978). "Veiveriai".Encyclopedia Lituanica.Vol. VI. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. pp. 84–85.LCCN74-114275.
- ^"Veiverių seniūnija"(in Lithuanian).Prienai district municipality.2010-10-27.Archivedfrom the original on 2011-07-22.Retrieved2011-02-13.
- ^Dobkevičius, Kazimieras (2006-10-27)."Paminėta seniausia lietuviška mokytojų seminarija".XXI amžius(in Lithuanian).81(1481).
- ^"Veiverių Tomo Žilinsko Gimnazijos 2008 metų ataskaita"(in Lithuanian). Veiverių Tomo Žilinsko Gimnazija. 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-03-11.
- ^"Mokyklos istorija"(in Lithuanian). Veiverių Antano Kučingio meno mokykla.Archivedfrom the original on 2011-07-16.Retrieved2009-03-30.
External links
[edit]- (in Polish)Wejweryin theGeographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland(1893)