Berželė

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Berželė
Village
Skyline of Berželė
Location in Lithuania
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Country  Lithuania
County 20px Kaunas County
Municipality Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership Surviliškis eldership
Population (2001)
 • Total 53
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Berželė is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, central Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 53 people.[1]

Geography

Berželė is located 3 km to the South from town of Surviliškis, near the road which connects Kėdainiai and Krekenava. Also there are local road to Šlapaberžė. The small rivulet of Kruostas crosses the village. It is a right tributary of the Nevėžis River. There is the Kalnaberžė forest to the West from Berželė.

Etymology

The name Berželė comes from a Lithuanian name beržas for a birch tree. Once, a large birch forest covered the area and a lot of locations were named with the root berž-, like Kalnaberžė, Šlapaberžė, Beržai, Paberžė.

References

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