Krekenava is a town in Panevėžys district municipality

Panevežys district municipality

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 in northern Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

, on the bank of Nevėžis

Nevežis River

Nevėžis River is the sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Neman River. Its length is , and it flows only within the geographical confines of Lithuania. It is the second longest river in Lithuania, after the Šventoji River, that flows exclusively within its borders...

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From 1409 it was center of Upytė poviat, 1419 first wooden church built by Vytautas the Great

Vytautas the Great

Vytautas ; styled "the Great" from the 15th century onwards; c. 1350 October 27, 1430) was one of the most famous rulers of medieval Lithuania. Vytautas was the ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania which chiefly encompassed the Lithuanians and Ruthenians...

. Nearby Krekanava is a birthplace of the painter Roman Szwoynicki (1845–1915).

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.

External links

• About "Krekenavos Agrofirma"