Karmėlava

Karmėlava
Town
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Coat of arms of Karmėlava Coat of arms
Karmėlava is located in Lithuania Karmėlava Location in Lithuania
Coordinates:
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	20px Kaunas County
Municipality	Kaunas district municipality
Population (2001)
• Total	2,886
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Karmėlava is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. In 2001 it had a population of 2886. The town of Karmėlava is located 6 km (3.7 mi) north east of Kaunas and near the second busiest civil airport in Lithuania — Kaunas International Airport.

History

Karmėlava is one of the oldest settlements in Lithuania. Karmelava Estate was mentioned since the late of the 15th century. The first church in Karmėlava was built in 1529. Grand Duchess of Lithuania Barbora Radvilaitė became the governor of Karmėlava and its environs in 1549. Later, Karmėlava was governed by noble families of Pac, Ogiński, and Sirutis. The parish first school in Karmėlava was mentioned in 1663. Karmėlava was devastated during the Northern Wars. The town of Karmėlava was granted the Magdeburg rights and the Coat of arms in 1792.

References

• This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia.

External links

• Karmėlava Balys Buračas Secondary School website