Rugėnai

Rugėnai
Village
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Coordinates: 55°13′52″N 23°42′29″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Pernarava Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	19
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Rugėnai (formerly Russian: Ругяны, Polish: Rugiany)[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 19 people.[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Pernarava, surrounded by the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. There is a fire brigade.

History

Rugėnai has been known since 1597. It was a selsovet center during 1950–1954. There was a primary school in 1920–1980.[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1866 250 —     1902 189 −0.77% 1923 207 +0.43% 1959 178 −0.42% 1970 131 −2.75%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 82 −5.07% 1986 48 −7.36% 1989 31 −13.56% 2001 26 −1.46% 2011 19 −3.09%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Interwar period cross in Rugėnai

References

1. "Rugiany". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 9. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1888. p. 954.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. "Rugėnai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 580.