Kūjėnai
Kūjėnai (formerly Russian: Куяны, Polish: Kujany)[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 17 people.[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Šventybrastis, nearby the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest.
Kūjėnai | |
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Village | |
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  Kūjėnai Location in Lithuania  Kūjėnai Kūjėnai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°25′41″N 24°04′08″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Vilainiai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
Kūjėnai has been mentioned the first time by Hermann von Wartberge in 1372, when the village was raided by the Teutonic Order.[3]
Kūjėnai was a folwark of the Zabielos family, and of the Černiauskai family later in the 19th century.[1]
Demography
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References
- "Kujany". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 4. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1883. p. 850.
- "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- Vėlius, Norbertas (1996). Baltų religijos ir mitologijos šaltiniai [Sources of Baltic religion and mythology] (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla. p. 421. ISBN 5-420-01487-4.
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