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Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania
Miegėnai
Village
Miegėnai is located in Kėdainiai District MunicipalityMiegėnaiMiegėnaiLocation in LithuaniaShow map of Kėdainiai District MunicipalityMiegėnai is located in LithuaniaMiegėnaiMiegėnaiMiegėnai (Lithuania)Show map of Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°29′49″N 23°54′40″E / 55.49694°N 23.91111°E / 55.49694; 23.91111
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipGudžiūnai Eldership
Population
 • Total341
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Miegėnai (formerly Russian: Мегяны, Polish: Miegiany) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 341 people. It is located 9 km from Gudžiūnai, by the Nykis river. There are library, farm cooperative, former school, former windmill and post office in Miegėnai.

History

Miegėnai (as Megene) is included to the list of devastated Lithuanian villages by Teutonic Order in 1372. During Soviet era Miegėnai was "Nemunas" kolkhoz center.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1820146—    
1902113−0.31%
1923178+2.19%
1959198+0.30%
1970272+2.93%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979327+2.07%
1986333+0.26%
1989372+3.76%
2001388+0.35%
2011341−1.28%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Gallery

  • A monument to the first mention of Miegėnai A monument to the first mention of Miegėnai
  • A cross A cross
  • Former windmill Former windmill
  • A roofed pole in Miegėnai A roofed pole in Miegėnai

References

  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 30.
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