Krekenava

History

From 1409 it was the center of Upytė poviat, the first wooden church built by Vytautas the Great in 1419. Nearby Krekanava is the birthplace of the painter Romanas Alekna Švoinickis (1845–1915). In July and August 1941, an Einsatzgruppen of Lithuanian nationalists massacred the Jewish residents of the town, about 50 grownups and 60 children. Along with Jews they also shot so-called Communists and Soviet activists, in all about 190 people. The massacre took place in a ditch between the old and new cemeteries.

Most-observed species

• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  29
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  29
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  28
• White Wagtail

  Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  25
• Eurasian Marsh-Harrier

  Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  22
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  22
• Eurasian Skylark

  Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  21
• White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20