Gelnai (formerly Russian: Гельны, Polish: Giełny)[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 47 people.[2] It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Vandžiogala, by the Mėkla river and its tributary the Klampis, next to the A8 highway, nearby the Labūnava Forest.
Gelnai | |
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Village | |
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  Gelnai Location in Lithuania  Gelnai Gelnai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°08′31″N 23°58′41″E / 55.14194°N 23.97806°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Pelėdnagiai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 47 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
There is an agroservice, a wayside chapel (cultural heritage object),[3] a cemetery and many wooden sculptures made by local wood carver.
History edit
In the beginning of the 20th century, there was Gelnai village and zaścianek in Babtai volost.[1]
Demography edit
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| Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable people edit
- Bronius Vyšniauskas (1923–2015), Lithuanian sculptor.
Images edit
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Gelnai chapel -
Wooden sculptures -
Gelnai from A8 road -
Cemetery
References edit
- ^ a b "Giełny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 496.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Gelnų koplytėlė". Lietuvos Respublikos kultūros vertybių registras. Retrieved 2020-12-31.