Lenčiai, Kėdainiai

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
Village
Lenčiai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Lenčiai
Lenčiai
Location in Lithuania
Lenčiai is located in Lithuania
Lenčiai
Lenčiai
Lenčiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°27′11″N 23°36′29″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipKrakės Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total18
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

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
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1820106—    
1902324+1.37%
1923214−1.96%
1959237+0.28%
1970134−5.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
197952−9.98%
198535−6.39%
198944+5.89%
200135−1.89%
201118−6.43%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Notable people
  • Mykolas Kuprevičius (1864–1932), Lithuanian publicist, entographer born in Lenčiai;
  • Mikalojus Katkus (1852–1944), Lithuanian writer, agronomist, buried in the Lenčiai cemetery.

References
  1. "Lencze". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 218.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. "Lenčiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 507.


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