Pikeliai

History

Pikeliai was first mentioned in 1594 in the Books of the Courts of Samogitian land. In 1598 it had 19 valakas (unit of measure in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; 1 valakas is equal to 21 ha). In 1625 Protestant Bilevičius demolished Catholic church in Pikeliai but it was rebuilt in 1636. The new church was built in 1752. The first parish school of Pikeliai is mentioned in 1805. In 1865 it was reorganized to public primary school. In 1897 a total of 1206 Jewish people made up 68% of the population in Pikeliai. By 1921 the increasingly hostile situation had brought the Jewish population down to 286 people. Nowadays Pikeliai has Catholic church, high school, medical office, public library, post office etc.

Most-observed species

• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  14
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  12
• Eurasian Nuthatch

  Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  11
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  10
• European Greenfinch

  Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  10
• Yellowhammer

  Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  9