Paobelys (Paobelė, formerly Russian: Поабель, Polish: Poabele)[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality of Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village residents numbered 293.[2] It is located by the southeastern edge of Kėdainiai city, by the confluence of the Obelis and Nevėžis rivers, next to the crossroad of the Jonava-Šeduva (KK144) and Kėdainiai-Babtai roads. The Šerkšnys river passes through the village.
Paobelys | |
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Village | |
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  Paobelys Location in Lithuania  Paobelys Paobelys (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°15′50″N 23°58′01″E / 55.26389°N 23.96694°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Pelėdnagiai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 293 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History edit
In the beginning of the 20th century, Paobelys was a small falwark.[1]
During the Soviet era, Paobelys was subsidiary settlement of the "Spike" kolkhoz.[3]
Demography edit
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| Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Poabele". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 463.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Paobelys". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 299.