Village in Kaunas County, Lithuania
55°10′01″N 23°45′50″E / 55.16694°N 23.76389°E / 55.16694; 23.76389Country | Lithuania |
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County | Kaunas County |
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Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
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Eldership | Josvainiai Eldership |
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Population (2011) |
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• Total | 29 |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Bajėnai I (Bajėnai 1st, formerly Russian: Бояны, Polish: Bojany)[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 29 people.[2] It is located 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) from Skaistgiriai, by the Kriaušiupys rivulet, nearby the road Aristava-Kėdainiai-Cinkiškiai.
History
A fragment of an ancient stone axe has been found in Bajėnai I.[3] The Bajėnai Manor is known since the end of the 16th century. In the 19th century, it belonged to the Tyszkiewicz family[1] and later to the Jesuits. They have created a dairy and vegetable farm in Bajėnai.[3]
Demography
Historical populationYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1902 | 110 | — |
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1923 | 243 | +3.85% |
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1959 | 175 | −0.91% |
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1970 | 151 | −1.33% |
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1979 | 81 | −6.69% |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1984 | 65 | −4.31% |
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1989 | 39 | −9.71% |
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2001 | 46 | +1.39% |
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2011 | 29 | −4.51% |
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Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 |
Images
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A street of the village
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A commemorative
roofed pole to the exiled villagers from Bajėnai I
References