Bazilionai

Bazilionai
—  Town  —
Bazilionai
Location in Lithuania
Coordinates:
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Samogitia
County Šiauliai County
Municipality Šiauliai district municipality
Eldership Bubiai eldership
Population (2001)
 • Total 475
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Bazilionai is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. it is situated on the bank of the Dubysa River about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of the road connecting Šiauliai with Sovetsk (former trade route to Tilsit).[1] As of 2001 it had a population of 475.[2] In 1744, King Augustus III granted a privilege to organize regular fairs in the town.[3] Before monks of the Congregation of Saint Basil arrived to the town in 1749, it was known as Padubysys (literally: near Dubysa).[1] The Basilian Fathers established a parish school in 1773. After 20 years, the school had 192 students and was reorganized into six-year school.[3] The monastery and school was closed by the Tsarist authorities after the failed uprising in 1830.[3] The town church was transferred to Eastern Orthodoxs. After Lithuania regained independence in 1919, the church was returned to Catholics.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b (Lithuanian) Semaška, Algimantas (2006). Kelionių vadovas po Lietuvą: 1000 lankytinų vietovių norintiems geriau pažinti gimtąjį kraštą (4th ed.). Vilnius: Algimantas. p. 225. ISBN 9986-506-90-4. 
  2. ^ (Lithuanian) Šiaulių apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai. Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2003. p. 93. ISBN 9986-589-94-0. http://www.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Siauliu_apskritis.pdf. 
  3. ^ a b c d (Lithuanian) Kviklys, Bronius (1968). Mūsų Lietuva. IV. Boston: Lietuvių enciklopedijos leidykla. p. 480. OCLC 3303503. 

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