Stoniškiai is a village in the south western Lithuania. It is located in the region of the former Baltic tribe of Skalvians. It is the capital of Stoniškiai eldership (Stoniškių seniūnija) of Pagėgiai Municipality, and as such it is part of Tauragė County.
History The name of the village is derived from Stonys, Stonis (Lithuanian family names). Stoniškiai was first mentioned in 1785.History
In the second half of the 19th century, there was a highway and a railroad, so the village became a transport hub and grew a bit faster. In 1905, 136 people lived in Stoniškiai. In the interwar period, Sportverein Stonischken (1923: Möwe Stoniškiai) was one of the most powerful football teams of Lithuania Minor outside Klaipėda.Sportverein Stonischken: history
Stoniškiai eldership 2279 people live in Stoniškiai eldership, lit. Stoniškių seniūnija (January 2013). The territory of the eldership covers an area of 13400 ha.Stoniškių seniūnija
Stoniškiai school In 1890, a school in Rukai founded.History of Stoniškiai school In 1945, Stoniškiai primary school was established. In 1950, a seven-year-old school was established, followed by a secondary school. In 1959, the first class of abitur graduated from the school. From 2004, there was a Stoniškiai comprehensive school and since 2013 Stoniškiai comprehensive school of Pagėgiai municipality (Pagėgių sav. Stoniškių pagrindinė mokykla).Data of Stoniškiai comprehensive school (revizitai.lt)
Opocal field
Stoniškiai has the best-explored opoka field in Lithuania with an area of over 25 ha. It is estimated that the field has 17.8 million tonnes of opoka.Kokį turtą slepia Šilutės žemės gelmės (Web portal Delfi.lt)
References
Stoniškiai. Mažoji lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija, T. 3 (R–Ž). Vilnius, Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1971, 308 psl. Stoniškiai. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija, T. 4 (Simno-Žvorūnė). – Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1988. 111 psl.
External links
School of Stoniškiai