Domeikava

Town in Aukštaitija, Lithuania

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54°58′0″N 23°55′10″E / 54.96667°N 23.91944°E / 54.96667; 23.91944Country

LithuaniaEthnographic regionAukštaitijaCounty

Kaunas CountyMunicipalityKaunas district municipalityEldershipDomeikava eldershipCapital ofDomeikava eldershipPopulation

(2021)

• Total5,215Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Domeikava is a town in the Kaunas district municipality, located 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Kaunas city municipality. The area surrounding Domeikava has some of Lithuania's most fertile and productive soil.^[1]

Domeikavos Gimnazija, established in early 1920s is the primary high school in the local area with students coming from all nearby town. Another school, Kauno šv. Kazimiero progimnazija (primary and middle-school) is just outside Domeikava town borders.

According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 5,006 people.^[2] By 2017, Domeikava eldership reached a population of 8820,^[3] the increase largely driven by construction of new houses and apartments which attract inhabitants from other areas.

One of the new house complexes in Domeikava
One of the new house complexes in Domeikava
A family house in Domeikava, designed by architect Natkevičius

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References

^ "Archived ŽUM fertility map". access via ŽUM, Žemės Ūkio Ministerija. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
^ "Domeikava population in 2017". Domeikava eldership. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2017.