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Miegėnai

Miegėnai (formerly ‹See Tfd›Russian: Мегяны, Polish: Miegiany) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 341 people. It is located 9 km from Gudžiūnai, by the Nykis river. There are library, farm cooperative, former school, former windmill and post office in Miegėnai.

History

Miegėnai (as Megene) is included to the list of devastated Lithuanian villages by Teutonic Order in 1372. During Soviet era Miegėnai was "Nemunas" kolkhoz center.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1820146—    
1902113−0.31%
1923178+2.19%
1959198+0.30%
1970272+2.93%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979327+2.07%
1986333+0.26%
1989372+3.76%
2001388+0.35%
2011341−1.28%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References

  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 30.