Gardamas Explained

Official Name:Gardamas
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:398
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:55.4083°N 21.6611°W

Gardamas is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 398 people.[1]

History

In 1304 Gardamas was destroyed by the Teutonic Order. In 1561. Gardamas was mentioned a village, by the parish in Valaki . Gardamas appeared in 1679 on the Prussia map. In 1706, Kvėdarna Paco Gardamo built the first church in Gardamas .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 census. Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). August 16, 2017.