Milvydai, Krakės

Milvydai
Village
Milvydai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Milvydai
Milvydai
Location in Lithuania
Milvydai is located in Lithuania
Milvydai
Milvydai
Milvydai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°25′08″N 23°42′29″E / 55.41889°N 23.70806°E / 55.41889; 23.70806
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipKrakės Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total45
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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.

History

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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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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902144—    
1923185+1.20%
1959112−1.38%
197085−2.48%
YearPop.±% p.a.
197955−4.72%
198925−7.58%
200148+5.59%
201145−0.64%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011
Milvydai manor c. 1900

References

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  1. ^ a b "Milwidy". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 335.
  2. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.