Deveikiškiai (formerly Polish: Dowejkiszki,[1] Russian: Довейкишки) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 35 people.[2] It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Krakės, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Pajieslys, on the Krakės-Josvainiai road.
Deveikiškiai | |
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Village | |
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  Deveikiškiai Location in Lithuania  Deveikiškiai Deveikiškiai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°20′31″N 23°42′00″E / 55.34194°N 23.70000°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Krakės Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 35 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History edit
At the 16th century the village was known as Deveikiai and had 20 voloks of agriculture land. In 1912 part of the village was split into solitary homesteads (Deveikiškėliai village).[3]
Demography edit
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| Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Images edit
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Deveikiškiai from the north -
Traditional Aukštaitian house in Deveikiškiai -
Traditional Aukštaitian house in Deveikiškiai -
Deveikiškiai from the Pajieslys Ridge
References edit
- ^ "Dowejkiszki". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 434.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Deveikiškiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 412.