Pravieniškės
Pravieniškės | |
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Village | |
Residential buildings in Pravieniškės | |
| Coordinates: 54°54′00″N 24°13′21″E / 54.90000°N 24.22250°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kaišiadorys District Municipality |
| Eldership | Pravieniškės Eldership |
| Capital of | Pravieniškės Eldership |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,165 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Pravieniškės is a village in central Lithuania. Prior to 2016, there were two villages, separated by the Praviena river, known as Pravieniškės I (old village and railroad station) and Pravieniškės II (prison). Effective 26 October 2016, the two villages were merged into one. According to the 2021 census, the combined village had a population of 3,165. The village is known as the location of Pravieniškės Prison, the largest in Lithuania. During the German occupation of Lithuania, the prison was one of the sub-camps of the Kaunas concentration camp and the location of several mass executions of inmates.