Nociūnai

Nociūnai (formerly Russian: Нацуны, Polish: Nacuny)[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 304 people.[2] It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Kėdainiai, by the Barupė river, next to the crossroad of the Jonava-Šeduva (KK144) road and A8 highway. There is a library, a community center, a former school, a cemetery, an ancient burial site.

Nociūnai
Village
Nociūnai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Nociūnai
Nociūnai
Location in Lithuania
Nociūnai is located in Lithuania
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Nociūnai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°13′08″N 24°02′20″E
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipPelėdnagiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
  Total304
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

The Nociūnai Manor was a property of the Šiukštos family in the 19th century. There was a wooden familial tomb-chapel, built in 1805.[1]

During the Soviet era, Nociūnai was a center of the "Spike" kolkhoz.[3]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902142    
1923238+2.49%
1959207−0.39%
1970196−0.50%
1979266+3.45%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1986361+4.46%
1989377+1.46%
2001393+0.35%
2011304−2.54%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

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References

  1. "Nacuny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish).  p. 852.
  2. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. "Nociūnai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 215.
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