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Girkalnis

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Girkalnis

Total population

877

Elevation98 m
Coordinates55.31°, 23.20°

Demographic figures from Statistics Lithuania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
98 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Girkalnis is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 877.

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History & geography

History

From July to September 1941, about 1,000 Jews from Raseiniai, Betygala and Girkalnis were massacred in the city. Those mass executions were done by Germans and local policemen in the context of Shoah by bullets.

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Geography

Latitude
55.3114
Longitude
23.2020
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
5,788
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Northern Lapwing
    Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    46
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    45
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    43
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    43
  • Mute Swan
    Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    40
  • Fieldfare
    Turdus pilaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    39
  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    38
  • Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    38

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

N
Nijolė Sabaitė
athletics competitor
K
Kazys Ambrozaitis
Lithuanian university teacher and radiologist (1911-2017)
Jeronimas Ralys
Jeronimas Ralys
Lithuanian translator (1876–1921)
Petras Čėsna
Petras Čėsna
Lithuanian politician
Rimantas Taraškevičius
Rimantas Taraškevičius
Lithuanian mayor
S
Simas Ramutis Petrikis
Lithuanian politician
Vaidotas Verba
Vaidotas Verba
Lithuanian jurist
R
Rimvydas Vaštakas
Lithuanian engineer and politician
S
Simonas Stanevičius
Lithuanian writer
Nosson Tzvi Finkel
Nosson Tzvi Finkel
Lithuanian rabbi (1849–1927)
Piotr Biegański
Piotr Biegański
Polish architect (1905-1986)
Jakub Gieysztor
Jakub Gieysztor
Lithuanian politician (1827–1897)
A
Antons Martusēvičs
Latvian military officer
E
Edmundas Jonyla
Lithuanian politician
E
Eduardas Brazauskas
Jonas Vaitkus
Jonas Vaitkus
Lithuanian film director

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.94
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,071

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
27
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API