Žemaitkiemis
Žemaitkiemis (literally: Garden of Samogitians; Polish: Żmujdki) is a town in Ukmergė district, Lithuania. It is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) 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]
Žemaitkiemis | |
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Town | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Žemaitkiemis Location of Žemaitkiemis | |
| Coordinates: 55°18′20″N 24°58′40″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County |  Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Ukmergė district municipality |
| Eldership | Žemaitkiemis eldership |
| Capital of | Žemaitkiemis eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 261 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Žemaitkiemis church
Town's coat of arms, adopted in 2017, feature the Žemaitkiemis meteorite that fell near the town in 1933.[3]
References
- Šv. Kazimiero bažnyčia
- "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- Zimblienė, Daiva (1 July 2018). "Įvertintos pastangos, kuriant miestelio herbą ir vėliavą" (in Lithuanian). Ukmergės žinios. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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