Endriejavas

Endriejavas (Polish: Andrzejewo) is a small town in Klaipėda County, in northwestern Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 640 people.[1]

Endriejavas
Town
Endriejavas centre
Seal
Endriejavas
Coordinates: 55°41′50″N 21°43′20″E
Country Lithuania
County Klaipėda County
Population
 (2011)
  Total640
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Historically it was a private town of the Racewicz Polish landed gentry family. In 1780, Andrzej Racewicz built a wooden Catholic church dedicated to St. Andrew. [2][3]

References

  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. "Anrzejewo", Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, vol. I, p.36.
  3. Marian Kałuski, "Litwa Kowieńska: tam była Polska" (retrieved January 12, 2011)
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