Lenčiai, Kėdainiai
Lenčiai (formerly Russian: Ленчи, Polish: Lencze) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 18 people. It is located 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from Ažytėnai village, by the Ažytė river.
History
Lenčiai village is known since 1578. A big battle between the January Uprising resurgents and Tsarist army occurred here on 1 April 1863.
Demography
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Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 |
Notable people
- Mykolas Kuprevičius (1864–1932), Lithuanian publicist, entographer born in Lenčiai;
- Mikalojus Katkus (1852–1944), Lithuanian writer, agronomist, buried in the Lenčiai cemetery.
References
- ^ "Lencze". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 218.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Lenčiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 507.