Urnėžiai, Kėdainiai

Coordinates: 55°20′49″N 23°53′31″E / 55.34694°N 23.89194°E / 55.34694; 23.89194
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Urnėžiai
Village
Urnėžiai is located in Lithuania
Urnėžiai
Urnėžiai
Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°20′49″N 23°53′31″E / 55.34694°N 23.89194°E / 55.34694; 23.89194
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipDotnuva Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total51
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Urnėžiai (formerly Polish: Urniaże, Russian: Урняжи) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 51 people.[1] It is located 2 km (1.2 mi) from Dotnuva between the Vištupis and Jaugila rivers. There is a cemetery.

Urnėžiai manor was mentioned for the first time in 1581.[2]

Demography[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1866220—    
1902240+0.24%
1923246+0.12%
1959138−1.59%
YearPop.±% p.a.
197093−3.52%
197955−5.67%
198751−0.94%
198941−10.34%
YearPop.±% p.a.
200139−0.42%
201151+2.72%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 386.