Gelnai
Gelnai (formerly Russian: Гельны, Polish: Giełny) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 47 people. It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Vandžiogala, by the Mėkla river and its tributary the Klampis, next to the A8 highway, nearby the Labūnava Forest.
There is an agroservice, a wayside chapel (cultural heritage object), a cemetery and many wooden sculptures made by local wood carver.
History
In the beginning of the 20th century, there was Gelnai village and zaścianek in Babtai volost.
Demography
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Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 |
Notable people
- Bronius Vyšniauskas (1923–2015), Lithuanian sculptor.
Images
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Gelnai chapel
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Wooden sculptures
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Gelnai from A8 road
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Cemetery
References
- ^ "Giełny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 496.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Gelnų koplytėlė". Lietuvos Respublikos kultūros vertybių registras. Retrieved 2020-12-31.