Bajėnai I

Bajėnai I
Village
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Coordinates: 55°10′01″N 23°45′50″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Josvainiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	29
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• 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 population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 110 —     1923 243 +3.85% 1959 175 −0.91% 1970 151 −1.33% 1979 81 −6.69%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1984 65 −4.31% 1989 39 −9.71% 2001 46 +1.39% 2011 29 −4.51%
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

1. "Bojany". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 186.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Bajėnai I". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 165.