Diksiai (formerly Polish: Dyksie,[1] Russian: Дыксце) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 8 people.[2] It is located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from Pajieslys, nearby the Šušvė river. There is Pajieslys cooperative farm in Diksiai.
Diksiai | |
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Village | |
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  Diksiai Location in Lithuania  Diksiai Diksiai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°24′29″N 23°40′08″E / 55.40806°N 23.66889°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Krakės Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History edit
Diksiai village is known since 1593. There was 4 voloks land here at that time.[3]
At the beginning of the 20th century there was Diksiai village in Josvainiai volost, belonging to the Bulkauščiai and Goštautai families.[1]
Demography edit
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Images edit
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Pajieslys farm a water tower in Diksiai
References edit
- ^ a b "Dyksie". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 458.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Diksiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 430.