Rumšiškės

History

Rumšiškės was first mentioned in year 1382 as Rumsinker in the Lithuanian route report (Wegeberichte), prepared by the Teutonic Knights. At that time Rumšiškės were a center of land or an estate of a local ruler. In 1385 Teutonic knights by returning from siege of Vilnius were attacked by Lithuanians who prevented their crossing of the river Nemunas. In 1387 in the letter of Jogaila to Skirgaila, Rumšiškės was mentioned as village. At first the plan of Rumšiškės was linear, but in the first half of 15th century the plan of Rumšiškės was becoming a radial one. In 1940–1941, a Soviet concentration camp was created in a nearby village of Pravieniškės. After 1941 the camp was used by the Nazis. All members of the Jewish community were murdered by the Nazis and local collaborants near Rumšiškės during World War II. [https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rumsiskes/] One of the most well-known Jews of this locale is Rabbi Haim, known best for the Jewish adaptation of allegory of the long spoons. Kaunas Lagoon now lies in the place of the old Rumšiškės. The old town was flooded as a result of the construction of Kaunas hydroelectric power station, while the main objects – St. Michael the Archangel Church, its bell tower and the chapel that stands in the current Rumšiškės town cemetery – were moved.

Most-observed species

• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,434
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  843
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  728
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow

  Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  599
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  562
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  549
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  475
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  447