Lenčiai (formerly Russian: Ленчи, Polish: Lencze)[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 18 people.[2] It is located 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from Ažytėnai village, by the Ažytė river.
Lenčiai | |
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Village | |
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  Lenčiai Location in Lithuania  Lenčiai Lenčiai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°27′11″N 23°36′29″E / 55.45306°N 23.60806°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Krakės Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 18 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History edit
Lenčiai village is known since 1578. A big battle between the January Uprising resurgents and Tsarist army occurred here on 1 April 1863.[3]
Demography edit
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| Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable people edit
- Mykolas Kuprevičius (1864–1932), Lithuanian publicist, entographer born in Lenčiai;
- Mikalojus Katkus (1852–1944), Lithuanian writer, agronomist, buried in the Lenčiai cemetery.
References edit
- ^ "Lencze". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 218.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Lenčiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 507.