Krakės

History

The first mention of Krakės is from the 14th century. The Krakės Manor was a property of Samogitian bishops between 1421 and 1842. The first church of Krakės was built in the 15th century. Krakės is mentioned as a town in 1579. A women's monastery of St. Catherine Order was established in Krakės in 1615 and ran till 1945 (the wooden monastery burnt at that time), then reestablished in 1997. A market privilege was granted to Krakės in 1790. During 1863, Krakės was an important centre of the January uprising, on 28 April there was a battle against the Russian imperial army. In 1863 and 1914 Krakės was devastated by fires. The members of the Einsatzgruppen who committed this crime were Germans from Rollkommando Hamann and Lithuanians collaborators. During the Soviet era Krakės was a center of kolkhoz and selsovet. Krakės kolkhoz was one of the leading ones in all Lithuanian SSR.

Most-observed species

• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  37
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  37
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  26
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  25
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  23
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  19
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  19
• White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18