Sviliai
Village
Sviliai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Sviliai
Sviliai
Location in Lithuania
Sviliai is located in Lithuania
Sviliai
Sviliai
Sviliai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°15′40″N 23°47′49″E / 55.26111°N 23.79694°E / 55.26111; 23.79694
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipJosvainiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
  Total134
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sviliai (formerly Russian: Свиле, Polish: Świle)[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 134 people.[2] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Josvainiai, by the Josvainiai-Ariogala road, on the right bank of the Šušvė river. The Pernarava-Šaravai Forest is next to Sviliai.

An ancient burial place and prehistoric settlement site are located in Sviliai area.

History

The village has been known since 1575. There were 13 homesteads in 1820. There was a watermill at the beginning of the 20th century. Sviliai was a property of the Liudkevičiai at that time.[1] During the Soviet era it was a kolkhoz subsidiary settlement.[3]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902227    
1923161−1.62%
1959164+0.05%
1970162−0.11%
1979255+5.17%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1987225−1.55%
1989237+2.63%
2001175−2.50%
2011134−2.63%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011
Main street

References

  1. 1 2 "Świle". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 634.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. "Sviliai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 17.
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