Žaiginys Explained

Žaiginys
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lithuania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:Ethnographic region
Subdivision Name1:Aukštaitija
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Kaunas County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Type4:Eldership
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:335
Coordinates:55.4917°N 23.3333°W
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Žaiginys is a small town in Kaunas County located in central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 335.[1]

History

Žaiginys manor was first mentioned in 1575. There was a brewery making vodka and bitter. The first Žaiginys church was built in 1664 (in 1684 according to other sources). In 1716 Žaiginys manor was granted trading privileges. The manor owner, Jacob Nagurski, invited Franciscans to Žaiginys in 1762. The Franciscan monastery operated from 1764 to 1832. In 1907-1915 there was a private school that later burnt down. During the Second World War, the Soviet Revenge partisans were active.

In Soviet times, the town was the center of the neighborhood and the central settlement of the Žaiginis Soviet farm (founded in 1959).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 census. Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). August 17, 2017.