Endriejavas Explained

Official Name:Endriejavas
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Lithuania
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Klaipėda County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:640
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:55.6972°N 21.7222°W

Endriejavas (Polish: Andrzejewo) is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 640 people.[1]

Historically it was a private town of the Racewicz Polish landed gentry family. In 1780, Andrzej Racewicz built a wooden Catholic church dedicated to St. Andrew.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 census. Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). August 16, 2017.
  2. http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_I/36, "Anrzejewo"