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Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania
Medininkai
Village
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Coordinates: 55°21′11″N 23°46′30″E / 55.35306°N 23.77500°E / 55.35306; 23.77500
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipKrakės Eldership
Population
 • Total62
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Medininkai ('foresters, woodsmen', formerly Russian: Мѣдники, Polish: Miedniki) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 62 people. It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Dotnuva town, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Meironiškiai, nearby the Smilga river, surrounded by the Josvainiai Forest and the Krakės-Dotnuva Forest. There is a former school.

History

At the beginning of the 20th century there were Medininkai village and estate.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902174—    
1923143−0.93%
1959131−0.24%
1970136+0.34%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979149+1.02%
1989102−3.72%
200188−1.22%
201162−3.44%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

  • Medininkai village from the Kėdainiai-Krakės road Medininkai village from the Kėdainiai-Krakės road
  • An old oak tree nearby An old oak tree nearby
  • Southern part of Medininkai Southern part of Medininkai
  • Former school building Former school building

References

  1. ^ "Miedniki". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 325.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
Krakės Eldership
Towns
Villages
HamletsGirlaukis
Former settlementsSkinderiškis

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