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Taučiūnai

Taučiūnai (formerly Russian: Тавчуны, Polish: Tauczuny, Tawczuny) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 60 people. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Aristava, close to the A8 highway, on the shore of the Juodkiškiai Reservoir. There is a monument for the first Lithuanian volunteer soldier Povilas Lukšys, who died near Taučiūnai in 1919.

History

Taučiūnai has been known since 1375. There was a manor till the mid-20th century. The Taučiūnai folwark belonged to the Medekšos and the Vyšniauskai families.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1902109—    
1923166+2.02%
1959182+0.26%
1970192+0.49%
1979156−2.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1987137−1.61%
1989112−9.58%
200199−1.02%
201160−4.88%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011
Monument for Povilas Lukšys

References

  1. ^ "Tauczuny". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1902. p. 654.
  2. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Mockienė 2023.
  4. ^ "Taučiūnai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 277.

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