Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

Vilainiai

Vilainiai
Village
Vilainiai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Vilainiai
Vilainiai
Location in Lithuania
Vilainiai is located in Lithuania
Vilainiai
Vilainiai
Vilainiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°18′00″N 24°00′11″E / 55.30000°N 24.00306°E / 55.30000; 24.00306
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipVilainiai Eldership
Capital ofVilainiai Eldership
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,157
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Vilainiai (formerly Russian: Вилайни, Polish: Wiłajnie)[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 1157 people.[2] It is located next to the north eastern edge of Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis river. There is a kindergarten, a library, a sports school, a culture house, Water Management Institute of Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy.

History

Vilainiai has been known since 1744. There was a manor and a watermill till the mid-20th century.[1] It developed largely during the Soviet era as a settlement of Land Improvement Institute.[3]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
185925—    
190279+2.71%
1923132+2.47%
1959239+1.66%
1970565+8.14%
19791,414+10.73%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19871,691+2.26%
19891,895+5.86%
20011,490−1.98%
20111,330−1.13%
20211,157−1.38%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011, 2021

Images

  • Vilainiai roadsign
    Vilainiai roadsign
  • Wayside cross
    Wayside cross
  • Water towers in Vilainiai
    Water towers in Vilainiai
  • Eldership administration
    Eldership administration

References

  1. ^ a b "Wiłajnie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 13. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1893. p. 535.
  2. ^ "2021 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Vilainiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 516.


This Kaunas County, Lithuania location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya