Mociūnai

Mociūnai
Village
Mociūnai Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°22′43″N 23°58′43″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Surviliškis Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	28
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Mociūnai (formerly Polish: Maciuny,[1] Russian: Мацюны) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 28 people.[2] It is located 2.5 km from Kalnaberžė, by the deep valleys of Kruostas and Skaudinis rivers. There is an Old Believers cemetery in the village. Mociūnai Forest Botanical Sanctuary is located 2 km away from the village, in Kalnaberžė Forest.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 110 —     1923 151 +1.52% 1959 106 −0.98% 1970 122 +1.29%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 38 −12.16% 1989 26 −3.72% 2001 25 −0.33% 2011 28 +1.14%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  Old Believers cemetery
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  An abandoned house
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  Mociūnai in winter

References

1. "Maciuny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 5. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1884. p. 887.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.