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Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania
Gelnai (formerly Russian : Гельны, Polish : Giełny ) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality , in Kaunas County , in central Lithuania . According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 47 people. It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Vandžiogala , by the Mėkla river and its tributary the Klampis, next to the A8 highway , nearby the Labūnava Forest .
There is an agroservice, a wayside chapel (cultural heritage object), a cemetery and many wooden sculptures made by local wood carver.
History
In the beginning of the 20th century, there was Gelnai village and zaścianek Babtai volost .
Demography
Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 162 — 1923 267 +2.41% 1959 237 −0.33% 1970 177 −2.62%
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 147 −2.04% 1989 94 −4.37% 2001 77 −1.65% 2011 47 −4.82%
Source: 1902 , 1923 , 1959 & 1970 , 1979 , 1989 , 2001 , 2011
Notable people
Images
References
^ Giełny ". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 496.
"2011 census" . Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017."Gelnų koplytėlė" . Lietuvos Respublikos kultūros vertybių registras. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
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Gelnai chapel
Wooden sculptures
Gelnai from A8 road
Cemetery
