Angiriai

Angiriai or Angeriai (meaning 'a place on woods', formerly Russian: Онгиры, Polish: Ongiry) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 153 people.[1] It is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Josvainiai, on the left bank of the Šušvė river, by the dam of the Angiriai Reservoir, nearby the Josvainiai Forest.

Angiriai
Village
Angiriai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Angiriai
Angiriai
Location in Lithuania
Angiriai is located in Lithuania
Angiriai
Angiriai
Angiriai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°16′59″N 23°45′00″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipJosvainiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total153
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

An ancient stone axe has been found in Angiriai.[2] At the beginning of the 20th century there was Angiriai manor and okolica.[3]

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902183—    
1923241+1.32%
1959193−0.62%
1970196+0.14%
1979302+4.92%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1984241−4.41%
1989197−3.95%
2001204+0.29%
2011153−2.84%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images
  • A blockhouse and memorial stone for the villages of Angiriai surroundings
    A blockhouse and memorial stone for the villages of Angiriai surroundings
  • A roofed pole with the image of St. Mary near Angiriai
    A roofed pole with the image of St. Mary near Angiriai

References
  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. "Angiriai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. pp. 65–66.
  3. "Ongiry". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 410.
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