Medininkai, Kėdainiai

Medininkai
Village
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Coordinates: 55°21′11″N 23°46′30″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Krakės Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	62
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Medininkai ('foresters, woodsmen', formerly Russian: Мѣдники, Polish: Miedniki)[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 62 people.[2] 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.[1]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 174 —     1923 143 −0.93% 1959 131 −0.24% 1970 136 +0.34%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 149 +1.02% 1989 102 −3.72% 2001 88 −1.22% 2011 62 −3.44%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Medininkai village from the Kėdainiai-Krakės road
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  An old oak tree nearby
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  Southern part of Medininkai
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  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.