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Nemajunai
The town of Nemajunai stands on the right bank of the Nemunas loop. It is situated 20 km
north of Alytus, 6 km southeast of Birstonas, and 8 km southwest of Jieznas. In the
old times some people called the place Zvirgzdai or Dautartiskes. Before World War I the
national rebirth started in Nemajunai. Two educational departments were established
"Blaivybe" (Abstinence) and "Rytas" (Morning). At that time the Russian government was already
interested in the loops of Nemunas and in 1910 established a water measuring station in
Nemajunai. It was in use until 1917-1918. In 1919 the station was modernized and reconstruction
was finished by 1921. This station is considered one of the most important, because of its
special situation. The German occupation was very painful to Nemajunai inhabitants.
There is documentation that in November of 1918 six Germans burned the Nemajunai parish
buildings, grain, and agricultural implements. The poor families and children, whom the
dean had assisted with financial support, experienced hunger, cold, and other hardships.
People lived in Nemajunai and its surroundings long, long ago. There are various
archeological finds (stone axes, old utensils). In 1875 a Roman coin forged in
the 2-nd century B.C. was found. The first wooden church was built in 1623. Later it was rebuilt
from stone. At one time there existed a primary school with 15 schoolchildren. When the Commonwealth
of Poland and Lithuania was disloved, Nemajunai gained the right to call itself a town and received its
own emblem (Saint Kasimir, holding a crucifix in the right hand and a
lily in the left, on a light blue background).
At present 100 inhabitants live in Nemajunai. There is a post office, a doctor's assistant's
office, a school, and a public library. To the north of Nemajunai, on the bank of the
Nemunas, there is Nemajunai mound.
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