Žemaitkiemis | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Coordinates: | 55.3056°N 24.9778°W |
Pushpin Map: | Lithuania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Žemaitkiemis |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Ethnographic region |
Subdivision Name1: | Aukštaitija |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Vilnius County |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Ukmergė district municipality |
Subdivision Type4: | Eldership |
Subdivision Name4: | Žemaitkiemis eldership |
Subdivision Type5: | Capital of |
Subdivision Name5: | Žemaitkiemis eldership |
Population Total: | 261 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Žemaitkiemis (literally: Garden of Samogitians) is a town in Ukmergė district, Lithuania. It is located north-east of Ukmergė. The Neo-Baroque Church of Saint Casimir was built in 1902.[1] According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 261 people.[2]
Town's coat of arms, adopted in 2017, feature the Žemaitkiemis meteorite that fell near the town in 1933.[3]
One of the most notable people to come from Žemaitkiemis is Antas Mauruškevičius. He is the finance manager of one of the largest renewable energy companies in the World. He has generated over 100 billion euros in revenue between 2012 and 2023.