Pelėdnagiai (formerly
Russian:
Пеладноги,
Polish:
Pełednogi) is a village in
Kėdainiai district municipality, in
Kaunas County, in central
Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1016 people. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from
Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the
Nevėžis river, by its tributary the
Ašarėna. Roads to
Kėdainiai,
Babtai,
Jonava,
Šeduva go next to Pelėdnagiai. There are kindergarten, library, culture house, cemetery. The
Pelėdnagiai Botanical Sanctuary is located nearby.
History
The name derives from the Lithuanian word pelėdnagis (literally 'one with owl's claws') which means 'ham-fisted, dummy'.
Pelėdnagiai has been known since 1659. There was the Pelėdnagiai manor (some of its buildings are still present nearby the Nevėžis river) and watermill. During the Soviet era Pelėdnagiai largely developed as it was a central settlement of Kėdainiai forestry farm and an administration of the Directorate of Land Development and Building (Lithuanian: Melioracijos statybos valdyba, MSV).
Demography
Historical populationYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1859 | 395 | — |
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1902 | 187 | −1.72% |
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1923 | 192 | +0.13% |
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1959 | 234 | +0.55% |
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1970 | 505 | +7.24% |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1979 | 760 | +4.65% |
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1986 | 975 | +3.62% |
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1989 | 1,066 | +3.02% |
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2001 | 1,039 | −0.21% |
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2011 | 1,016 | −0.22% |
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Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 |
Notable people
Images
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Toponym geosculpture
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Eldership administration
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Solar clock in Pelėdnagiai