Ruseiniai

Ruseiniai
Village
Ruseiniai Location in Lithuania Ruseiniai Ruseiniai (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°18′22″N 23°44′20″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Kėdainiai district municipality
Eldership	Josvainiai Eldership
Population  (2011)
• Total	20
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Ruseiniai (formerly Russian: Руссейни, Polish: Rusiańce) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 20 people. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Josvainiai, among the Šušvė (the Angiriai Reservoir), the Smilgaitis and the Amalis rivers, nearby the Josvainiai Forest.

There is an ancient burial place where relics of horses and men, dated by 11th-16th centuries, have been found.

History

Ruseiniai has been known since 1595.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1866 271 —     1902 308 +0.36% 1923 287 −0.34% 1959 192 −1.11% 1970 161 −1.59%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 81 −7.35% 1986 43 −8.65% 1989 31 −10.33% 2001 27 −1.14% 2011 20 −2.96%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Images

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  A house with a crescent moon
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  A cross by the "Young Lithuania" organization
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  Agriculture buildings in Ruseiniai
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  Ruseiniai burial place