Krekenava
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| Krekenava | |||
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| Coordinates: 55°32′28″N 24°05′31″E / 55.54111°N 24.09194°E | |||
| Country |  Lithuania |
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| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | ||
| County |  Panevėžys County |
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| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 2,003 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | http://www.krekenava.lt | ||
Krekenava is a town (population 2,003) in Panevėžys district municipality in northern Lithuania, on the bank of Nevėžis.
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).
[edit] Economy
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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Coordinates: 55°33′N 24°06′E / 55.55°N 24.1°E
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