Čekiškė

Čekiškė is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, it is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of Kaunas city municipality. In 2011, it had a population of 682.^[1] The main town square formed where three roads converged. This dictated a radial plan for the town, which is now protected as a monument of urban architecture.^[2]

Čekiškė
Town
Town square and church
Coat of arms
Čekiškė Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°09′30″N 23°31′30″E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kaunas district municipality
Eldership	Čekiškė eldership
Capital of	Čekiškė eldership
Population  (2021)
• Total	559
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

On 22 July 1887 the fire in Čekiškė destroyed majority of the infrastructure with only 3 buildings remaining.^[3] Majority of the population at the time were Jewish families.^[4] After fire the Synagogue of Čekiškė was rebuilt and remained unchanged to this day, although not in use anymore.^[5]