Taučiūnai
Taučiūnai | |
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Village | |
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  Taučiūnai Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 55°16′59″N 24°03′11″E / 55.28306°N 24.05306°ECoordinates: 55°16′59″N 24°03′11″E / 55.28306°N 24.05306°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, nearby the A8 highway, on the shore of the Juodkiškiai Reservoir. There is a monument for the first Lithuanian volunteer soldier , who died nearby Taučiūnai in 1919.
History[]
Taučiūnai has been known since 1375. There was a manor till the mid-20th century.[3] The Taučiūnai folwark belonged to the Medekšos and the Vyšniauskai families.[1]
Demography[]
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| Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monument for Povilas Lukšys
References[]
- ^ a b "Tauczuny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 654.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Taučiūnai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 277.
Categories:
- Villages in Kaunas County
- Kėdainiai District Municipality
- Kaunas County geography stubs