Kretkampis

Kretkampis
Village
Kretkampis
Coordinates: 55°00′18″N 23°30′18″E / 55.00500°N 23.50500°E / 55.00500; 23.50500
Country	Lithuania
County	Marijampolė County
Municipality	Šakiai district municipality
Eldership	Lekėčiai eldership
Population (2001)
• Total	56
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Church of Kretkampis

Kretkampis is a village in Lithuania, located 35 km (22 mi) from Kaunas and 2 km (1.2 mi) from Lekėčiai. It is situated on the bank of Nemunas River. According to the 2001 census, the village had 56 residents although in 1959 there were still 206 residents. In 1918 there was built a wooden St. Steponas church next to which there is also a cemetery.

History

The village used to belong to Vilkija eldership and there used to be a manor. The owner of Kretkampis' manor Steponas Vaizbūnas has built a chapel in 1866. In 1908 it was renovated by priest Romanas Zaremba who also built a wooden vestry. The mass were held in the vestry up until 1918 when priest Sabas has built a bigger wooden chapel which was given church rights after World War II

Marijampolė County

Municipalities	Kalvarija Kazlų Rūda Marijampolė Šakiai Vilkaviškis

Cities	Gelgaudiškis Kalvarija Kazlų Rūda Kudirkos Naumiestis Kybartai Marijampolė Šakiai Vilkaviškis Virbalis

Towns	Bartninkai Barzdai Daukšiai Gražiškiai Griškabūdis Gudeliai Igliškėliai Keturvalakiai Kriūkai Lekėčiai Liudvinavas Lukšiai Pilviškiai Sasnava Sintautai Šunskai Vištytis Žemoji Panemunė Žvirgždaičiai

Villages	Dailučiai Galiniai Igliauka Karkliniai Kretkampis Mockava Ožkabaliai Varnupiai

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