Diksiai

Diksiai
Village
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Coordinates: 55°24′29″N 23°40′08″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Krakės Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	8
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Diksiai (formerly Polish: Dyksie,[1] Russian: Дыксце) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 8 people.[2] It is located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from Pajieslys, nearby the Šušvė river. There is Pajieslys cooperative farm in Diksiai.

History

Diksiai village is known since 1593. There was 4 voloks land here at that time.[3]

At the beginning of the 20th century there was Diksiai village in Josvainiai volost, belonging to the Bulkauščiai and Goštautai families.[1]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 9 —     1923 43 +7.73% 1959 51 +0.48% 1970 26 −5.94% 1979 20 −2.87%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1985 14 −5.77% 1989 9 −10.46% 2001 11 +1.69% 2011 8 −3.13%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Pajieslys farm a water tower in Diksiai

References

1. "Dyksie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 458.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Diksiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 430.