Kretkampis
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Kretkampis is a village in
Nemunas River. According to the 2011 census, the village had 64 residents[1]
although in 1959 there were still 206 residents.
In 1918 there was built a wooden St. Steponas church next to which there is also a cemetery.
History
The village used to belong to Vilkija eldership and there used to be a manor. The owner of Kretkampis' manor Steponas Vaizbūnas has built a chapel in 1866. In 1908 it was renovated by priest Romanas Zaremba who also built a wooden vestry. The mass were held in the vestry up until 1918 when priest Sabas has built a bigger wooden chapel which was given church rights after World War II
References
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 19, 2017.
