Nociūnai

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Nociūnai
Village
Nociūnai.JPG
Nociūnai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Nociūnai
Nociūnai
Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°13′08″N 24°02′20″E / 55.21889°N 24.03889°E / 55.21889; 24.03889Coordinates: 55°13′08″N 24°02′20″E / 55.21889°N 24.03889°E / 55.21889; 24.03889
Country Lithuania
CountyLTU Kauno apskritis flag.svg Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipPelėdnagiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total304
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Nociūnai (formerly Russian: Нацуны, Polish: Nacuny)[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 304 people.[2] It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Kėdainiai, by the Barupė river, next to the crossroad of the Jonava-Šeduva (KK144) road and A8 highway. There is a library, a community center, a former school, a cemetery, an ancient burial site.

History[]

The Nociūnai Manor was a property of the Šiukštos family in the 19th century. There was a wooden familial tomb-chapel, built in 1805.[1]

During the Soviet era, Nociūnai was a center of the "Spike" kolkhoz.[3]

Demography[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902142—    
1923238+2.49%
1959207−0.39%
1970196−0.50%
1979266+3.45%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1986361+4.46%
1989377+1.46%
2001393+0.35%
2011304−2.54%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images[]

  • Nociūnai cemetery

  • A8 highway next to Nociūnai

  • Nociūnai village looking from the road

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Nacuny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish).  p. 852.
  2. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Nociūnai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 215.

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