Aristavėlė

Aristavėlė (formerly Russian: Орвистово, Ариставеле, Polish: Orwistów)[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 6 people.[2] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Aristava, on the shore of the Juodkiškiai Reservoir, at the confluence of the Obelis and the Malčius river, nearby the A8 and KK229 intersection.

Aristavėlė
Village
Aristavėlė Location in Lithuania Aristavėlė Aristavėlė (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°17′24″N 24°03′36″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Vilainiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	6
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

There is a site of a former manor (the wooden palace building was moved to the Museum of the Lithuanian Folk Life in 1987) and relics of a former chapel (built in 1744).

History

One of the oldest known Lithuanian manors (a property of nobleman Algimantas) was located in Aristavėlė (formerly Aristava). It belonged to the Dębski family in the 18th century and to the Gintautai in 1863. Another palace by the Malčius river was a property of the Zabielos and the Medekšos.[1]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 56 —     1923 23 −4.15% 1959 22 −0.12% 1970 12 −5.36%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 13 +0.89% 1989 7 −6.00% 2001 11 +3.84% 2011 6 −5.88%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Aristavėlė manor (now in Rumšiškės)
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  Aristavėlė chapel relics
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  Aristavėlė graveyard

References

1. "Orwistów". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 7. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1886. p. 606.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.