Coordinates: 55°20′53″N 24°00′04″E / 55.34806°N 24.00111°E / 55.34806; 24.00111

Galkantai

From WikiProjectMed
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Galkantai
Village
Galkantai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Galkantai
Galkantai
Location in Lithuania
Galkantai is located in Lithuania
Galkantai
Galkantai
Galkantai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°20′53″N 24°00′04″E / 55.34806°N 24.00111°E / 55.34806; 24.00111
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipVilainiai Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Galkantai (formerly Russian: Гольконты, Polish: Golkonty)[1] is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 12 people.[2] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Tiskūnai, between the Nevėžis river and the road "Vilainiai-Krekenava".

History

Galkantai has been known since the 17th century.[3] At the end of the 19th century it was a property of the Wejsberg, Ławrynowycz and Pietrusiewicz families in the former Sirutiškis manor property.[1]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
190270—    
192389+1.15%
195956−1.28%
197047−1.58%
YearPop.±% p.a.
197933−3.85%
198929−1.28%
200125−1.23%
201112−7.08%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References

  1. ^ a b "Golkonty". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 513. "Golkonty". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 2. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1881. p. 658.
  2. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Jucevičius, Jonas (2011). Kėdainių krašto architektūra (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Spaudvita. p. 336. ISBN 978-9955-637-69-1.


This Kaunas County, Lithuania location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://mdwiki.org/wiki/Galkantai"