Pajieslys
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Pajieslys | |
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Village | |
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  Pajieslys Location in Lithuania  Pajieslys Pajieslys (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°20′38″N 23°40′01″E / 55.34389°N 23.66694°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Krakės Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 254 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Pajieslys (formerly Russian: Поесли, Polish: Pojeśle)[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 254 people.[2] It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Krakės, by the Jiesla rivulet, nearby its confluence with the Šušvė. There is a wooden Catholic church of St. Mary (built in 1913), a library, and a school. The Pajieslys Geomorphological Sanctuary is located nearby. Pajieslys hosts an ISKCON community.[3]
