Coordinates: 55°14′20″N 23°41′10″E / 55.23889°N 23.68611°E / 55.23889; 23.68611

Jakšiai

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Jakšiai
Village
Jakšiai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Jakšiai
Jakšiai
Location in Lithuania
Jakšiai is located in Lithuania
Jakšiai
Jakšiai
Jakšiai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°14′20″N 23°41′10″E / 55.23889°N 23.68611°E / 55.23889; 23.68611
Country Lithuania
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityKėdainiai district municipality
EldershipPernarava Eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total138
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Jakšiai (formerly Russian: Якши, Polish: Jaksze)[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 138 people.[2] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Pernarava, by the Vikšrupis river, nearby the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest.

History

An ancient stone axe has been found in Jakšiai. There was a windmill during the Interwar Period. While under Soviet control, it was a subsidiary settlement of "Salomėja Nėris" kolkhoz.[3]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
182092—    
1902111+0.23%
1923147+1.35%
1959136−0.22%
1970113−1.67%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979189+5.88%
1985202+1.11%
1989184−2.31%
2001180−0.18%
2011138−2.62%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011
Jakšiai village on a small hill

References

  1. ^ "Jaksze". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 15 pt. 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1900. p. 628.
  2. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jakšiai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 93.

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