Lenčiai
Village
Lenčiai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Lenčiai
Lenčiai
Location in Lithuania
Lenčiai is located in Lithuania
Lenčiai
Lenčiai
Lenčiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°27′11″N 23°36′29″E / 55.45306°N 23.60806°E / 55.45306; 23.60806
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipKrakės Eldership
Population
 (2011)
  Total18
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Lenčiai (formerly Russian: Ленчи, Polish: Lencze)[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 18 people.[2] It is located 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from Ažytėnai village, by the Ažytė river.

History

Lenčiai village is known since 1578. A big battle between the January Uprising resurgents and Tsarist army occurred here on 1 April 1863.[3]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1820106    
1902324+1.37%
1923214−1.96%
1959237+0.28%
1970134−5.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
197952−9.98%
198535−6.39%
198944+5.89%
200135−1.89%
201118−6.43%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Notable people

  • Mykolas Kuprevičius (1864–1932), Lithuanian publicist, entographer born in Lenčiai;
  • Mikalojus Katkus (1852–1944), Lithuanian writer, agronomist, buried in the Lenčiai cemetery.

References

  1. "Lencze". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 218.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. "Lenčiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 507.


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