Ruseiniai
Ruseiniai | |
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Village | |
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  Ruseiniai Location in Lithuania  Ruseiniai Ruseiniai (Lithuania) | |
| Coordinates: 55°18′22″N 23°44′20″E / 55.30611°N 23.73889°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Josvainiai Eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ruseiniai (formerly Russian: Руссейни, Polish: Rusiańce)[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 20 people.[2] It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Josvainiai, among the Šušvė (the Angiriai Reservoir), the Smilgaitis and the Amalis rivers, nearby the Josvainiai Forest.
There is an ancient burial place where relics of horses and men, dated by 11th-16th centuries, have been found.[3]
History[edit]
Ruseiniai has been known since 1595.[3]
Demography[edit]
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| Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Images[edit]
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A house with a crescent moon -
A cross by the "Young Lithuania" organization -
Agriculture buildings in Ruseiniai -
Ruseiniai burial place
References[edit]
- ^ "Rusiańce". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 10. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1889. p. 24.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Ruseiniai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 589.
