Berželė

Berželė
Village
Berželė Location in Lithuania Berželė Berželė (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°25′19″N 24°0′40″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Surviliškis Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	47
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Berželė (formerly Polish: Berżałka, Russian: Бержалка) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 47 people.

Geography

Berželė is located 3 km to the South from town of Surviliškis, near the road which connects Kėdainiai and Krekenava. Also there are local road to Šlapaberžė. The small rivulet of Kruostas crosses the village. It is a right tributary of the Nevėžis River. There is the Kalnaberžė forest to the West from Berželė.

History

Berželė village was mentioned first time in 1572.

Etymology

The name Berželė comes from a Lithuanian name beržas for a birch tree. Once, a large birch forest covered the area and a lot of locations were named with the root berž-, like Kalnaberžė, Šlapaberžė, Beržai, Paberžė.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 105 —     1923 94 −0.53% 1959 76 −0.59% 1970 79 +0.35% 1979 110 +3.75%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1984 95 −2.89% 1989 61 −8.48% 2001 53 −1.16% 2011 47 −1.19%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Roadsign
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  The road to Šlapaberžė through Berželė
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  Central part
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  A solitary homestead of Berželė
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  A solitary homestead of Berželė