Angiriai | |
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Village | |
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  Angiriai Location in Lithuania  Angiriai Angiriai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°16′59″N 23°45′00″E / 55.28306°N 23.75000°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Josvainiai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 153 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Angiriai or Angeriai (meaning 'a place on woods', formerly Russian: Онгиры, Polish: Ongiry) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 153 people.[1] It is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Josvainiai, on the left bank of the Šušvė river, by the dam of the Angiriai Reservoir, nearby the Josvainiai Forest.
History
An ancient stone axe has been found in Angiriai.[2] At the beginning of the 20th century there was Angiriai manor and okolica.[3]
Demography
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Images
A blockhouse and memorial stone for the villages of Angiriai surroundings
A roofed pole with the image of St. Mary near Angiriai
References
- ↑ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Angiriai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. pp. 65–66.
- ↑ "Ongiry". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 410.
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