Taučiūnai

Taučiūnai
Village
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Coordinates: 55°16′59″N 24°03′11″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Vilainiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	60
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Taučiūnai (formerly Russian: Тавчуны, Polish: Tauczuny, Tawczuny)[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 60 people.[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Aristava, close to the A8 highway, on the shore of the Juodkiškiai Reservoir. There is a monument for the first Lithuanian volunteer soldier Povilas Lukšys, who died near Taučiūnai in 1919.[3]

History

Taučiūnai has been known since 1375. There was a manor till the mid-20th century.[4] The Taučiūnai folwark belonged to the Medekšos and the Vyšniauskai families.[1]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 109 —     1923 166 +2.02% 1959 182 +0.26% 1970 192 +0.49% 1979 156 −2.28%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1987 137 −1.61% 1989 112 −9.58% 2001 99 −1.02% 2011 60 −4.88%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Monument for Povilas Lukšys

References

1. "Tauczuny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 654.
2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
3. Mockienė 2023.
4. "Taučiūnai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 277.

Bibliography

• Mockienė, Jurgita (24 January 2023) [2018]. "Povilas Lukšys". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. Retrieved 19 March 2023.