Činkiai (formerly Russian: Чинкяй, Polish: Czynkie)[1] was a village, located in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. It was 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Nociūnai, between Medekšiai and Kudžioniai villages, by the Šerkšnys river.[2]

Činkiai
Village
Činkiai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Činkiai
Činkiai
Location in Lithuania
Činkiai is located in Lithuania
Činkiai
Činkiai
Činkiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°13′48″N 24°00′32″E / 55.23000°N 24.00889°E / 55.23000; 24.00889
CountryLithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipPelėdnagiai Eldership
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

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At the end of the 19th century it belonged to the Medekšiai estate. Till 1863 it was a property of the Geištarai family.[1]

On 27 October 1971 Činkiai village of Pelėdnagiai selsovet was liquidated.[3]

Demography

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902250—    
1923113−3.71%
Source: 1902, 1923

References

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  1. ^ a b "Czynkie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1880. p. 884.
  2. ^ "Kėdainiai" (Map). Tarpukario Lietuvos žemėlapių masteliu 1:25000 rinktinis lapas. 1:25,000 (in Lithuanian). Vyr. Št. Karo topografijos skyrius. 1933. § 382.
  3. ^ Kavoliūtė, Filomena. "Vardai gyvenamųjų vietovių, panaikinti sovietmečiu (tebelaukiantys restitucijos) bei atstatytieji" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 November 2020.