Rumšiškės
Rumšiškės | |
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Town | |
St. Michael Archangel Church, Rumšiškės | |
| Coordinates: 54°51′50″N 24°13′0″E / 54.86389°N 24.21667°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kaišiadorys district municipality |
| Eldership | Rumšiškės eldership |
| Capital of | Rumšiškės eldership |
| First mentioned | 1382 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,651 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Rumšiškės is a Lithuanian town (population 1,700), situated 20 km (12 mi) east of Kaunas on the northern bank of Kaunas Reservoir. Southern part of the town (including the birthplace of Lithuanian poet Jonas Aistis) is now under the waters of the artificial lake. The 18th century St. Michael Archangel church of Rumšiškės (rebuilt in the 19th century) was saved and moved to its present place in 1958, when the reservoir was created.