Krekenava

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Krekenava Catholic church (1902)
Krekenava Catholic church (1902)

Krekenava is a town (population 2,100) in Panevėžys district municipality in northern Lithuania, on the bank of Nevėžis.

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Location on the map

From 1409 it was center of Upytė poviat, 1419 first wooden church built by Vytautas the Great. Nearby Krekanava is a birthplace of the painter Roman Szwoynicki (1845-1915).

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1975 is a year of beginning of JSC “Krekenavos Agrofirma” activities. At a company work over 900 people. “Krekenavos agrofirma” allocates its investments for the two priority fields – improvement of the quality of its activities, and production expansion.

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About "Krekenavos Agrofirma"


Coordinates: 55°33′N, 24°06′E

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