Milvydai, Krakės
Milvydai (Melvidai, Milvidai, formerly Russian: Мильвиды, Polish: Milwidy)[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 45 people.[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Krakės, by the Krakės-Grinkiškis road, nearby the Smilgaitis river sources. There are an airstrip, a milk buying post and old cemetery of the Goštautai family.
Milvydai | |
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Village | |
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  Milvydai Location in Lithuania  Milvydai Milvydai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°25′08″N 23°42′29″E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Krakės Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 45 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
At the beginning of the 20th century there were Milvydai village and Milvydai estate (a property of the Goštautai).[1]
Demography
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| Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milvydai manor c. 1900
References
- "Milwidy". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 335.
- "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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